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
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
Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2026
The Florida Legislature outlawed full nudity at beaches, and the state then tried closing Haulover’s nude beach in 1994.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
While homosexuality isn’t outlawed in Egypt, members of the LGBTQ+ community can be prosecuted for violating public decency laws.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
In the 12th century, the Normans have defeated the Saxons and seized their property, outlawed their religion, and replaced their leaders.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
There are too many Americans—both Democrat and Republican—who now have dual citizenship for the status to be outlawed.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
With the holiday season upon us, one personal finance site is sounding the alarm on a ubiquitous retail payment plan that many Americans say should be outlawed.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
Egypt outlawed it in 2013 after accusing the movement of radicalization and efforts to undermine state institutions.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
Although slavery was formally outlawed, the practice persisted with unusual brutality.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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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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Many other cities, states, and countries have outlawed the practice, according to the bill analysis.
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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.—
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In the wake of the seizure, Haitian authorities banned in-transit cargo through the Dominican Republic.—
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All dual-use items are banned from being exported to Japan for military use effective immediately, China's Ministry of Commerce said in a statement Tuesday.—
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As a Manhattan native, public school league rules forbade Powell from playing for a school outside the borough.—
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As punishment, the pope forbade the city’s citizens from selling their textiles, plunging them into poverty.—
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These range from the pages being discolored by demonic forces, or that the pages once contained forbidden texts, now removed.—
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The forbidden rice added a nice nuttiness and some extra heft, and juicy mandarin sections provided lovely pops of fruity sweetness.—
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“Outlawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlawed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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