outlawed

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Firstly, in 2019 there was no rule which outlawed watching the opposition train before a game.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

America outlawed slavery and Jim Crow, expanded the voting franchise, and banned forced sterilization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

California became the first state to follow in the footsteps of the European Union, which outlawed the additives between 1990 and 2008.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

In the meantime, the council outlawed discrimination against polyamorous people and others in nontraditional family structures, such as multigenerational immigrant households.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

“Soup! Gor! That’s against the law ” “Yes,” said the princess, “my father outlawed it because my mother died while she was eating it. ”

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo