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outlaw

[aut-law] / ˈaʊtˌlɔ /




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Police were given powers allowing them to outlaw the use of masks to conceal identities during protests under a law passed last year.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

The Chinese models would be particularly difficult to outlaw because most of them are open-weight models, which means that Americans can download the model weights for free and host them on their own servers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Several private schools in Ohio and Virginia permit paddling as discipline even though those states outlaw corporal punishment in public schools.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

It underlines the scale of the task facing Chelsea, with Fifa having also moved to outlaw so-called "bomb squads" this summer.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Can it be any wonder to anybody that such conditions make a man an outlaw of society?

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 specifically outlaws knowingly taking steps to disguise or conceal that a donation has come from an impermissible source.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Robert Redford became a bankable leading man in 1969, when “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” about a pair of outlaws on the lam, turned him into a paragon of the movie star.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

The Deterrence unit later claimed responsibility for another operation in Rafah on Tuesday, announcing the arrest of "hundreds of outlaws" linked to Abu Shabab's and Heles's factions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaws racial discrimination in voting.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2025

"Open, or we'll know you for outlaws in league with the king's enemies."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

I wondered if ambiguity had been outlawed along with the funeral rites of Antíkona’s warrior brother Polynices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

While I wait for my outlawed tires to be mounted, I’ll find a slot machine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Goals were awarded instead of points, dribbling outlawed and rings with nets replaced the bins.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Vigilantes and unaffiliated heroes are outlawed, and a few superheroes that haven’t retired go to work for the government.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2019

Sometimes I glance at the outlawed flag during street demonstrations.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

Scotland and Wales both passed legislation outlawing commercial dog racing this year.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The law and its subsequent reauthorizations ultimately made sure that minority citizens’ votes mattered, outlawing policies, such as gerrymandered maps, that watered down their political power.

From Slate ● May 1, 2026

In 2024, Berkeley and Oakland passed ordinances outlawing discrimination based on family structure, including polyamorous relationships.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

The next town over, Pittsfield, passed a bylaw outlawing baseball to protect the windows of its meetinghouse—all the way back in 1791.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

Making soup illegal, outlawing rats, these things soothed the poor kings heart.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo




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