Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete form of
lewd .
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Examples
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Just a matter of time before bats are out-lawed as well.
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To my weak-lawed and woefully unprotected-from-ourselves brethren in Kentucky and Louisiana, I salute you.
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Just a matter of time before bats are out-lawed as well.
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But, with TB running rampant here in Michigan, we can't feed and now there is rumor of food plots being out lawed.
Under New Management 2008
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| Reply | Permalink poetry -- nothing is being out-lawed or prohibitied.
Obama Explains Missed MoveOn Vote: "I Registered My Protest" 2009
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I admitted my faults and have gotten it out lawed in Tennessee.
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Soldiers commit atrocious acts and are not punished or martiall lawed.
Reactions: Defusing a Koran Shooting in Iraq - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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He thinks the United States is "over-lawed" and has too many lawyers.
Political Diary 2008
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I remember visiting South Africa during apartheid, and seeing out-lawed "mixed" couples running off to Sun City -- a glamorous interracial resort in the province of Bophuthatswana -- to spend a weekend together.
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But there is a principle involved — a filial principle — and I implore you not to submit to be mother – in – lawed by Mrs General, without asserting it in making every one about you as uncomfortable as possible.
Little Dorrit 2007
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