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verb | noun | adjective outlawoutlaw1 /ˈaʊt˺lɔ, aʊt˺ˈlɔ/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYoutlaw1Origin: 1100-1200 Old Norse utlagi VERB TABLEoutlaw |
Present | I, you, we, they | outlaw | | he, she, it | outlaws | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | outlawed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have outlawed | | he, she, it | has outlawed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had outlawed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will outlaw | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have outlawed |
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Present | I | am outlawing | | he, she, it | is outlawing | | you, we, they | are outlawing | Past | I, he, she, it | was outlawing | | you, we, they | were outlawing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been outlawing | | he, she, it | has been outlawing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been outlawing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be outlawing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been outlawing |
THESAURUSto officially state that something is not allowed, for example because of a law, rule, custom, etc.► forbidto officially state that something is not allowed, for example because of a law, rule, custom, etc.: At that time, the state law forbade the teaching of evolution. ► not allow/permit/let to say that someone must not do something, and to stop him or her from doing it. Not permit sounds more formal or official than not allow or not let: I’m not allowed to stay out past midnight. Smoking is not permitted in the building. ► ban to say officially that people must not do or have something, especially something that was allowed before: The country’s government has banned foreign journalists from the area. ► prohibit if a rule or law prohibits something, the rule or law says it is not allowed: Selling cigarettes to people under 18 is prohibited. ► outlaw to make a law that prohibits something: In the 1920s the sale of alcohol was outlawed. ► bar to officially stop someone from entering a place or doing something, usually because he or she has done something wrong: Journalists were barred from the courtroom. ► proscribe formal to officially stop the existence or use of something: The laws proscribe child labor. to make something illegal SYN ban: The bill would have outlawed several types of guns.► see thesaurus at forbid verb | noun | adjective outlawoutlaw2 /ˈaʊt˺lɔ/ noun [countable] old-fashioned a criminal, especially one who is hiding from the police verb | noun | adjective outlawoutlaw3 adjective [only before noun] not obeying the law or accepted rules: an outlaw regime |