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as in bans
to make or declare contrary to the law
a push to outlaw smoking in all public buildings
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as in forbids
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 outlaws
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Texas passed an artificial intelligence law in June that similarly outlaws the collection of biometric data without permission.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
But that route may no longer be open to them because of a crucial win by the Biden-era Justice Department against Alphabet last year, one where a federal judge deemed Alphabet and its search-engine business violated Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, which outlaws monopolies.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2025
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North Carolina The North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Commission outlaws the sale of alcoholic beverages through happy hour promotions.
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The language in the final version also echoed Texas House Bill 4211, which bans residential property developments like EPIC City, a large community proposed by an Islamic group near Dallas.—
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The recent decision of the governor to sign the bill that bans anonymous child welfare complaints is a huge mistake.—
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Office of Management and Budget policy prohibits executive branch officials from commenting on such releases early and in fact forbids public statements until 30 minutes after the release.—
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That amendment explicitly forbids any redistricting plan being drawn to help or harm one political party’s electoral odds.—
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The first thing to do is to reduce the damage to the United States, the inflow of guns and criminals and immigrants and drugs into the United States, the destabilizing of a key part of the Western Hemisphere.—
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Also, place freezes with ChexSystems and the National Consumer Telecom and Utilities Exchange to stop criminals from opening bank accounts, phone lines, or utility services in his name.—
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Abigail Luckey, 50, of North Hollywood entered a plea to two counts of interference with commerce by robbery under the Hobbs Act, which criminalizes robbery or extortion affecting interstate commerce.—
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California law already criminalizes unsafe gun storage in certain situations, including when a child accesses a firearm and injures or kills someone.—
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West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is preparing for his team of lawyers to make their argument in front of the top court, a case defending the state's Save Women's Sports Act, which prohibits those who were assigned male at birth from playing on competitive female sports teams.—
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British law currently prohibits distribution of deepfake imagery depicting adults.—
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The robbery lasted less than seven minutes, as the bandits used a truck with an extendable ladder to cut through a window on a second-floor balcony, according to police.—
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In return, a lord provided his peasants with protection from bandits or invaders.—
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Then rumors started spreading about armed brigands that would come to town to steal what little harvest folks had left, so towns raised militias to fight back.—
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These are desperadoes in the White House.—
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“Outlaws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlaws. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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