1
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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as in bandit
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Recent Examples of outlaw
Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 June 2025
The Israeli government declared Kach to be a terrorist organization, effectively outlawing it.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
Holloway, best known for his role as Lost antihero Sawyer, would make the perfect complement: a glowering outlaw with a sweet soul.
—Judy Berman, Time, 12 May 2025
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The following year, after California briefly outlawed the death penalty, their sentences were commuted to life with the possibility of parole.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 June 2025
The Israeli government declared Kach to be a terrorist organization, effectively outlawing it.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Noun
And her new single is a duet with another, even more hirsute outlaw traditionalist, Jamey Johnson.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
Holloway, best known for his role as Lost antihero Sawyer, would make the perfect complement: a glowering outlaw with a sweet soul.
—Judy Berman, Time, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlaw
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New technology in supersonic aircraft can allow the planes to fly faster than the speed of sound without a disruptive sonic boom being heard on the ground, but the regulations still ban those flights over land.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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The Federal Aviation Administration banned U.S. flights to Haiti in November of last year after gunfire struck three aircraft operated by Spirit Airlines, JetBlue and American Airlines.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The commissioners, on the other hand, are bound by Florida Sunshine Law, which prohibits them from discussing legislative matters with each other outside of a public meeting.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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The Defense Department has a doctrine that prohibits troops from participating in political activity while in uniform.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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There were corridos about the exploits of bandits and outlaws, some of them Robin Hood-esque characters who outwitted oafish authorities and helped the poor.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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The Golden State Warriors came out like bandits to open the third quarter of Game 2 on Thursday, pulling to within seven of the Timberwolves early in the frame at Target Center.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2025
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There have been calls to arrest Governor Newsom for defying the troop deployment—an idea that would equate to criminalizing political opposition.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The very suggestion of arresting the governor and mayor represents a dangerous authoritarian impulse to criminalize political opposition.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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The ban was introduced in 2024, when cities were forbidden from lighting up their bridges with rainbows for Pride, red for Sickle Cell Awareness, and/or orange for gun safety awareness.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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There’s also a haunted room, one which our hero is forbidden to enter and that eventually offers Teen Chuck (Jacob Tremblay) a vision of things to come.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
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Cruz, the son of an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador who came to the U.S. in the 1970s, said he’s angered by the federal government’s portrayal that anyone without documents living in the United States is a criminal.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025
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Their records contain sensitive personal information, that, if leaked, could allow criminals to steal the identities of unsuspecting customers.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Basis for the suit to illegalize the union, lawyers explained, is the difference in race between the participants.—
sandiegouniontribune.com,
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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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Lion has defected from the Wakandan guard in order to run a band of pirates, and has stolen technology from Wakanda in order to found his own kingdom.—
Kambole Campbell,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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And for Trump’s onetime pirate ship of a political movement, Butterworth’s represents an ostentatious new evolutionary phase: the deplorable as arriviste.—
Robert Draper,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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“Outlaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlaw. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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