as in prohibited
that may not be permitted
a refugee seeking asylum because in his home country he risks persecution as a member of an outlawed religious group
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as in banned
to make or declare contrary to the law
a push to outlaw smoking in all public buildings
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as in forbade
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
fed up with the constant interruptions, the physician has outlawed all cell phone use from his office
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Recent Examples of outlawed
Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
King Henry’s laws adamantly forbade chattel slavery, outlawed colonialism, and created an economically robust, financially solvent Black state, one not dependent on the transatlantic slave trade.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
By season 1's conclusion, Fisk has taken over the city's government as mayor, locked away any potential threats to his power in a secret prison, installed his own shadow force of corrupt cops to exact his will, outlawed vigilanteism, and declared martial law.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
In a letter from his prison cell of 26 years, Abdullah Öcalan, founder of a four-decade-old armed insurgency for the rights of the large Kurdish minority in Turkey, called on his outlawed group to disarm and dissolve.
—The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025
Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
The constant cameras took such a toll on their family that Garner joined other celebrity parents in 2013 to help pass a bill that outlawed paparazzi photos of children taken without permission.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Either way, the record doesn’t actually count because of Gkolomeev’s PED use and his high-tech suit that is outlawed in the sport.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
Though outlawed from competition, the technology pervaded the festival in every other way.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 23 May 2026
Surrogacy contracts that treat preborn lives as transferable goods should be outlawed.
—Kimberly Bird, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
Some start in the 1800s, and others start post-1970 under the UNESCO framework that has outlawed the looting of cultural heritage across the world.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
On the other hand, Germany, Austria and Italy are among the EU members that outlawed its use.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
On the other hand, Germany, Austria and Italy are among the EU members that outlawed its use.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
It’s been nearly a decade since California voters legalized recreational cannabis, but production and sales remain outlawed in most of the state — and the black market dominates.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
King Henry’s laws adamantly forbade chattel slavery, outlawed colonialism, and created an economically robust, financially solvent Black state, one not dependent on the transatlantic slave trade.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
By season 1's conclusion, Fisk has taken over the city's government as mayor, locked away any potential threats to his power in a secret prison, installed his own shadow force of corrupt cops to exact his will, outlawed vigilanteism, and declared martial law.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
In a letter from his prison cell of 26 years, Abdullah Öcalan, founder of a four-decade-old armed insurgency for the rights of the large Kurdish minority in Turkey, called on his outlawed group to disarm and dissolve.
—The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
The rules produced by students at Eton in 1847, by contrast, outlawed the use of hands for propelling the ball.
—Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
The constant cameras took such a toll on their family that Garner joined other celebrity parents in 2013 to help pass a bill that outlawed paparazzi photos of children taken without permission.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
Either way, the record doesn’t actually count because of Gkolomeev’s PED use and his high-tech suit that is outlawed in the sport.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
Though outlawed from competition, the technology pervaded the festival in every other way.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 23 May 2026
Surrogacy contracts that treat preborn lives as transferable goods should be outlawed.
—Kimberly Bird, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
Some start in the 1800s, and others start post-1970 under the UNESCO framework that has outlawed the looting of cultural heritage across the world.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
On the other hand, Germany, Austria and Italy are among the EU members that outlawed its use.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
On the other hand, Germany, Austria and Italy are among the EU members that outlawed its use.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlawed
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There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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The list of prohibited and restricted items, as found on the CBP website, includes alcohol, biological materials, firearms, food and produce such as fruits and vegetables, soil, wildlife, fish, and gold, among other items.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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On Monday, one of those policies suffered a blow when a court ruled that the military illegally banned transgender troops.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Cameras, livestreams and video recordings are also banned from inside the courtroom, and demonstrators must stay outside of a specific perimeter surrounding the courthouse.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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According to prosecutors, the teen's mother became concerned about Ruiz being around her daughter and forbade Garcia Perez from speaking with him.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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The stream rushed by, as clear and inviting as the nearby lake that their father forbade them from swimming in.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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In a discussion that Padilla started about a secret Groundlings show for gross-out comedy, Palmer summoned the ancient name of one of the forbidden Millennial texts.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Less than an hour’s drive from the holiday markets, on the way to Salla and its forbidden frontier, hundreds of Finnish soldiers are training to repel any future Russian invasion.—
Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Outlawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlawed. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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