Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective contrary to or forbidden by law; banned; illicit.
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- adjective of an act put
beyond the limits of thelaw , forbidden, against the law. - adjective of a person put
beyond the limits of thelaw , declared anoutlaw or declared acriminal . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
outlaw .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective contrary to or forbidden by law
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Examples
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If sellers remain outlawed, the government presumably has a responsibility to uphold laws prohibiting marijuana sales.
Matthew Yglesias » The Virtue of Quasi-Legal Status for Marijuana 2009
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The reason it was outlawed is because the raw materials used to make some, if not all, pennies is worth more than 1 cent. —
A Penny for Your Thoughts? What an Insult! - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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In other words, conservative opinion should be outlawed from the media because a conservative is president?
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Following the rant it has emerged that the F-word is not one of the terms outlawed in the Irish parliament.
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2009
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And liberalism, like it’s sister slavery, will forever outlawed from the land.
Think Progress » U.S. Chamber of Commerce celebrates its ‘influence’ over Massachusetts Senate race. 2010
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And liberalism, like it’s sister slavery, will forever outlawed from the land.
Think Progress » Brown wins Massachusetts special election; Coakley concedes. 2010
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And liberalism, like it’s sister slavery, will forever outlawed from the land.
Think Progress » U.S. Chamber of Commerce celebrates its ‘influence’ over Massachusetts Senate race. 2010
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And liberalism, like it’s sister slavery, will forever outlawed from the land.
Think Progress » U.S. Chamber of Commerce celebrates its ‘influence’ over Massachusetts Senate race. 2010
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How anyone taking one look at the privately owned (and that’s most) Venezuelan media could claim that “criticism of the president” has been outlawed is beyond me – they do nothing but criticise Chavez, yet have not been closed down. abolish the senate who was control by the opposition,
Think Progress » American Press Fearmonger Against Mexico’s Progressive Candidate 2006
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Moreover, the nick option does not address the main problem in Western liberal democracies where FGM is outlawed, which is that it can almost never be detected, so that few perpetrators are brought to justice.
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