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outlaw

verb as in prohibit; make illegal

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Warren Beatty was reluctant to play another outlaw so soon after “Bonnie and Clyde.”

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was “awful” and “a bad man,” and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination in public accommodations, public education and federally assisted programs, was a mistake.

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Robbie, Cliff and Peaches rob criminals tied to an outlaw biker gang called the Dark Hearts, and their heists have been successful enough to draw the FBI’s attention.

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Rules change from year to year and city to city, and a legal booking today could be outlawed by 2028.

The latest action follows a March order outlawing collective bargaining for a majority of the federal workforce, citing the same justification.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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