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.
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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.
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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.
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The Christian Science Monitor,
Christian Science Monitor,
28 Feb. 2025
Jallicia Jolly,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Within a few years of Euromaidan, the Ukrainian government had outlawed Soviet symbols, including monuments to Lenin.
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Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
Hungary’s new government has not repealed the Orbán-era legislation that outlawed Pride, but police this year authorized the event and were providing security along the route.
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Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
And while homosexuality isn’t outlawed in Egypt, members of the LGBTQ+ community can be prosecuted for violating public decency laws.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
In 1619, the Calvinists outlawed their practices, driving adherents underground or into exile.
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Clare Bucknell,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
There’s currently no federal law prohibiting speculative ticketing, though some states such as Maryland and Oregon have outlawed the practice.
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Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
The government outlawed the group after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in June 2025 to protest British military support for Israel’s military offensive against Hamas in Gaza, which killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.
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ABC News,
15 June 2026
There were assaults in schools, where inclusive language was demonized and outlawed.
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Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 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.
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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
Reaching that destination took a lot of sacrifice and organizing over the many decades since slavery was originally outlawed in this country.
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Jallicia Jolly,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Within a few years of Euromaidan, the Ukrainian government had outlawed Soviet symbols, including monuments to Lenin.
—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
29 June 2026
Hungary’s new government has not repealed the Orbán-era legislation that outlawed Pride, but police this year authorized the event and were providing security along the route.
—
Justin Spike,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
And while homosexuality isn’t outlawed in Egypt, members of the LGBTQ+ community can be prosecuted for violating public decency laws.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
In 1619, the Calvinists outlawed their practices, driving adherents underground or into exile.
—
Clare Bucknell,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
There’s currently no federal law prohibiting speculative ticketing, though some states such as Maryland and Oregon have outlawed the practice.
—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
The government outlawed the group after activists broke into a Royal Air Force base in June 2025 to protest British military support for Israel’s military offensive against Hamas in Gaza, which killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.
—
ABC News,
15 June 2026
There were assaults in schools, where inclusive language was demonized and outlawed.
—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlawed
Adjective
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There is, however, room for questions about where the line between prohibited and acceptable political involvement will fall in practice.
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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.
Verb
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When you're banned from a show — and if you guys know me, I'm banned from most of them.
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Florida cities ramped up their enforcement after Tallahassee banned public camping statewide in 2024, telling local governments to get people off their streets or risk lawsuits.
Verb
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Almost 50 years ago, the Islamic Republic first took the comfort of religion away and then forbade music and, in the process, isolated me even further.
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At its best, the film rebuffs standard-issue 1950s heteronormativity, validating queerness at a moment when the Motion Picture Production Code forbade explicit reference to it.
Adjective
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More recently, mathematicians have been able to adapt Erdős’ method to get better estimates of Ramsey numbers where the forbidden cliques differ vastly in size.
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And thank God for that, because forbidden love is my favorite type of drama to watch on Love Island.
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“Outlawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlawed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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