outlaw
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Police were given powers allowing them to outlaw the use of masks to conceal identities during protests under a law passed last year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
A decade-long fight to outlaw child marriage in California is nearly at an end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The Chinese models would be particularly difficult to outlaw because most of them are open-weight models, which means that Americans can download the model weights for free and host them on their own servers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Several private schools in Ohio and Virginia permit paddling as discipline even though those states outlaw corporal punishment in public schools.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
It’s pleasant there till Michael starts to worry over Alphie getting Mam’s disease and me getting hanged for an outlaw.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 specifically outlaws knowingly taking steps to disguise or conceal that a donation has come from an impermissible source.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Robert Redford became a bankable leading man in 1969, when “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” about a pair of outlaws on the lam, turned him into a paragon of the movie star.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
"Our message is clear: There will be no place for outlaws or those who threaten the security of citizens," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaws racial discrimination in voting.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2025
If there were villagers about, they might have knowledge of Ser Brynden or the outlaws.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
He was open about being gay, even when homosexuality was outlawed in Britain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
A month later, the Federal Communications Commission outlawed robocalls that use voices generated by AI.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Firstly, in 2019 there was no rule which outlawed watching the opposition train before a game.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
One of the biggest crises the company faced was Prohibition, when liquor was outlawed and distilleries in America were forced to close.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
"Claudine, you know my mother has outlawed deep body restructuring," Sophia says.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
Other European cities have moved to ban rental e-scooters in recent years, with Madrid outlawing them in 2024 and Brussels announcing it will follow suit in June.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Legal experts say the latest ruling is different, functionally outlawing cash bail in most cases, and strictly capping the amount in others.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
The next town over, Pittsfield, passed a bylaw outlawing baseball to protect the windows of its meetinghouse—all the way back in 1791.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Fewer bottled waters or coffees now offer "carbon neutral" guarantees ahead of an EU directive outlawing them from 2026.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025
Making soup illegal, outlawing rats, these things soothed the poor kings heart.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
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