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[out-law] / ˈaʊtˌlɔ /




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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

Constitutional law was reshaped by the campaign to outlaw segregation, by the campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment, and by the campaign for constitutionally protected same-sex marriage.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

Teachers should definitely retain the right to limit or even outlaw AI in the classroom.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The ordinance that restricts yoga instruction at city parks does not outlaw teaching other subjects including tai chi and Shakespeare, the city has conceded in court proceedings.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 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

"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

He was open about being gay, even when homosexuality was outlawed in Britain.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

That led the EFL to introduce regulation 127, which outlawed any attempt to observe an opponent in the 72 hours before they played each other.

From BBC May 20, 2026

America outlawed slavery and Jim Crow, expanded the voting franchise, and banned forced sterilization.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

Johnson, which effectively allowed cities to outlaw public camping, Albuquerque began a regime of sweeps, actively dismantling encampments—soon after, they outlawed public camping altogether.

From Slate Mar. 25, 2026

“One person may be outlawed in Karhide, another in Orgoreyn,” said Estraven.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

At times, the panic it induced in opposition defences - who were still getting to grips with 2024 law tweaks outlawing deliberate blocking of chasers - was even relished.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

California led the nation in 2020, outlawing a debt collection practice that sometimes kept low-income college students from getting jobs or advanced degrees.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 23, 2025

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

Fewer bottled waters or coffees now offer "carbon neutral" guarantees ahead of an EU directive outlawing them from 2026.

From Barron's Oct. 22, 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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