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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

What the rule did do was essentially outlaw all road construction, all road reconstruction, and thus most ability to manage forests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Burnham is also planning to outlaw shops using fake "was" prices, which he said trick shoppers into thinking they are getting better value on purchases.

From BBC ● 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

There was no chance of rescuing them and building up an outlaw tribe at the other end of the island.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

The law also outlaws discrimination based on ethnicity and designates an important Kurdish holiday, Nowruz, as a national holiday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026

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

In a sense, they are outlaws bound by their life on the run, and their love is more powerful than any distance.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2025

Ministers are planning to scrap the Vagrancy Act, which outlaws rough sleeping in England and Wales.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2025

Last seen in Indiana among the outlaws of John Valentine Farm.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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

The boy was a gang leader in a Caracas high school and a member of an outlawed Venezuelan Communist youth group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

That practice has since been outlawed by Fifa, increasing the importance of drastically reducing the squad.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 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

It's hard to love a place that's outlawed smoking but finds it perfectly acceptable to serve raw fish in a bath of chocolate.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

He fell foul of the EFL's rule outlawing watching opponents train within 72 hours of a match.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

The overturned regulation outlawing states of emergency dates back to social unrest in 2019 which killed 36 people and led to the resignation of then socialist leader Evo Morales.

From Barron's ● May 27, 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

Certainly, outlawing barbaric punishments was evidence of progress in penal practice, and perhaps of progress in American civilization as well.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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