outlaws 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of outlaw
1
as in bans
to make or declare contrary to the law a push to outlaw smoking in all public buildings

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2
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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outlaws

2 of 2

noun

plural of outlaw
as in criminals

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Recent Examples of outlaws
Verb
The Big Apple already outlaws full-sized tractor-trailers from its surface streets, though the law is almost never enforced. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026 The Invasive Species Management Act outlaws the sale and spread of 30 species, like the Bradford (or Callery) pear, Japanese barberry and running bamboo, throughout the Garden State. — Nick Caloway, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026 Even if the Supreme Court soon outlaws the use of race in shaping congressional districts, state lawmakers still have to work within Florida’s Fair Districts amendment. — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026 By banning federal agencies from considering systemic racism or equity in AI development, the order effectively outlaws the very efforts needed to fix these problems. — Joel Bervell, Time, 14 Nov. 2025 North Carolina The North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Commission outlaws the sale of alcoholic beverages through happy hour promotions. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlaws
  1. bans
  2. forbids
  3. criminals
  4. criminalizes
  5. prohibits
  6. bandits
  7. brigands
  8. desperadoes
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  • This is in stark contrast to rival retailer Amazon, which bans third-party agentic tools, such as Meta’s Muse and Perplexity’s shopping agent.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In 2024, Wisconsin voters approved a constitutional amendment backed by Republicans that bans the use of private grant money to run elections.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of bans
Verb
  • Ambassadors are ostensibly bound by Article 41 of the 1961 Vienna Convention, which forbids them to interfere in their host country’s internal affairs.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The organization forbids chapters from hosting parties open to people not specifically invited when alcohol is present, and requires chapter leaders to prepare guest lists in advance of such events.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of forbids
Noun
  • Also protect the email account associated with your Social Security profile because criminals may target it to reset other passwords.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Ford placed the inmate’s bid for clemency on the agenda of the state pardons board — an example, Lombardo claims, of the way Ford treats criminals.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of criminals
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  • Existing law still criminalizes appearing in public without an Islamic hijab.
    — Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The attire had caused a stir in Qatar, a country that criminalizes gay relationships, and Grant was even briefly refused entry into the match.
    — Sam McDowell July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Definition of criminalizes
Verb
  • The Supreme Court ordinarily prohibits such restrictions, according to Congress's Constitution Annotated.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Federal law prohibits armed federal agents from conducting activities in and around polling places unless force is necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States.
    — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of prohibits
Noun
  • The father pulls over, and the car is immediately swarmed over by bandits, who brutally kill him — plus his wife and two kids — with no mercy.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In the decade of violent conflicts that followed, attacks on border towns and seizures of American property by revolutionaries and bandits prompted the United States to send two military expeditions into Mexico.
    — Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of bandits
Noun
  • Their captors beset by these foreign brigands, Larys and Aegon manage to escape.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Their stories live on in Sardinian lore with an almost mythical quality, the brigands admired for their intractability.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Definition of brigands
Noun
  • Forty-six years after his death, Steve McQueen is still considered the King of Cool, a patron saint for adventurous desperados everywhere.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Seghers transforms Cooper into another of her restless desperadoes—a Vietnam vet in quest of an unspoiled world.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of desperadoes

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