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as in to ban
to make or declare contrary to the law
a push to outlaw smoking in all public buildings
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as in to prohibit
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 outlaw
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
In the 1990s, after outlawing and cracking down on prostitution, the government began to promote hot spring spas anew and emphasized their role in traditional Taiwanese culture.
—Clarissa Wei, AFAR Media, 3 Feb. 2025
Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
The musical follows Elmer McCurdy, an outlaw who was killed in a shootout with police in 1911 and then had his mummified corpse put on display and later made the rounds on the carnival and sideshow circuit.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The lawsuits include: Diversity Programs Executive Order Trump signed two executive orders outlawing all federal programs promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion [DEI].
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
In the 1990s, after outlawing and cracking down on prostitution, the government began to promote hot spring spas anew and emphasized their role in traditional Taiwanese culture.
—Clarissa Wei, AFAR Media, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
To me, Florida is almost a mythical place – filled with cowboys, outlaws, rebels, and adventurers.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
The musical follows Elmer McCurdy, an outlaw who was killed in a shootout with police in 1911 and then had his mummified corpse put on display and later made the rounds on the carnival and sideshow circuit.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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A little over five months after his death, and 35 years after he was banned from the game of baseball by then-commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti, Pete Rose may be posthumously getting his flowers – from two different angles.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, and Mark Schlereth debate over whether or not the tush push should be banned.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The city of Fullerton will begin enforcing stricter anti-camping rules, prohibiting homeless individuals from sitting, lying or sleeping in public spaces or storing their property on sidewalks and similar public spaces.—
Jonathan Horwitz,
Orange County Register,
7 Mar. 2025
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More than 90 countries do not have laws mandating equal pay for equal work, while dozens of others prohibit women from working in certain industries, such as construction or manufacturing.—
Meera Senthilingam,
CNN,
7 Mar. 2025
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With Kelby Collins coming in as a transfer, there’s enough depth at bandit for Latham to spend more time at wolf.—
Kennington Smith III,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Try to distract the bandits one at a time until everyone but Casper is left.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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The Mann Act criminalizes transporting people across state lines for immoral purposes.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2025
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Trump also recently signed executive orders restricting transgender participation in the military, criminalizing gender-affirming medical care for people under 19, and forbidding the use of nonbinary gender markers on federal documents.—
Kiara Alfonseca,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Cuban independent media have provided the type of watchdog journalism that state outlets are forbidden to do, often forcing the government to respond to denunciations first covered in their reporting.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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Using someone else’s work without proper attribution — which includes similarities in wording and in the way a story is structured — is a significant breach of our journalistic standards and is strictly forbidden by The Bee.—
Colleen McCain Nelson,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Only criminal hacking is a crime, and not all hackers are criminals.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Officers says there are many reasons people use fake plates: criminals hoping to avoid being tracked by law enforcement, evading fines on toll roads, or people trying to find a way to drive without a driver’s license or insurance.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2025
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Basis for the suit to illegalize the union, lawyers explained, is the difference in race between the participants.—
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28 Feb. 2018
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Rather than negotiating a political agreement, Madrid decided to illegalize Basque political parties allegedly linked with terrorism and to prosecute their leaders.—
Sergi Pardos-Prado,
Washington Post,
28 Oct. 2017
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The float that received one of the bigger reactions was a wooden pirate ship built on a RV chassis.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2025
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Underneath the pirate is a shadowing within the bolt of a floral motif pattern inspired by the tiles at the Columbia Restaurant.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Outlaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlaw. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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