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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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as in bandit
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Recent Examples of outlaw
Ryan Kellman, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
There are scores of recommendations in the Heritage Foundation plan, like outlawing pornography, that Trump hasn't touched so far.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
Peter Duel also played an outlaw, Hannibal Heyes (aka Joshua Smith), on the light-hearted ABC series Alias Smith and Jones, which premiered in January 1971.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2024
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Verb
When housing discrimination was outlawed during the civil rights era, white families left the area and the population of Black homeowners grew in Altadena.
—Ryan Kellman, NPR, 25 Jan. 2025
There are scores of recommendations in the Heritage Foundation plan, like outlawing pornography, that Trump hasn't touched so far.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
The show, which tells the outlandish true story of an outlaw’s corpse that becomes a celebrity, is set to play the Longacre Theatre starting April 12, with an opening night April 27.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
Peter Duel also played an outlaw, Hannibal Heyes (aka Joshua Smith), on the light-hearted ABC series Alias Smith and Jones, which premiered in January 1971.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2024
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Verb
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Trump will also advise the department to ban transgender service members and remove all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs from the military.—
Jackson Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Jan. 2025
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That was, in essence, why the U.S. Supreme Court just this month unanimously upheld a law effectively banning TikTok—because Congress saw it as a national security risk that stood to benefit China.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Federal Aviation Administration had issued temporary flight restrictions at the time that prohibited drone operations near the Los Angeles County wildfires.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Even though some states prohibit sports gambling, Kalshi has opened up sports event trading contracts in all 50 states.—
Sami Sparber,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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At least 49 businesses have been robbed so far in the spree, according to the United Bodegas of America (UBA) trade group, which is offering a $5,000 bounty on the bandits.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Several warring factions exist within the Zone, as well as lone bandits and stalkers.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2024
Verb
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After the protests, Díaz-Canel criminalized criticizing the regime in every sphere of society, including social media.—
Fabiola Santiago,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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Black children are criminalized through all walks of life.—
Monique L. Dixon,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Jan. 2025
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For now, however, Workday — and its workers — must navigate a forbidding landscape of layoffs and reductions in the company’s workspaces.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Agencies that get federal dollars for transportation projects are also now forbidden from instituting any for of mask or vaccine mandate.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Every day Americans are safer because of the violent criminals that President Trump's administration is removing from our communities.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Our government pardoned and released back on the streets hundreds of violent criminals and felons who took part in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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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He was dressed in a pirate’s costume at the time in July 2015, Monroe County deputies said.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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But when he’s presumed dead after a tragic run-in with a pirate ship, our heroine is forced to take up with the spiteful Prince Humperdink—that is, until a masked man in black jumps in to save her.—
Gia Yetikyel,
Vogue,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Outlaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlaw. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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