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outlawed

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈaʊtˌɫɔd// UK //aʊtlˈɔːd// out·lawed

adj. describing something that is now illegal or banned by the government. You use this when a rule or law has officially stopped people from doing something.

adj. made illegal or prohibited by law or official decree. Often functions as a participial adjective describing the status of an activity or substance.


SIMPLE

The government has outlawed smoking in public parks.

CONTEXTUAL

Certain types of plastic packaging were outlawed last year to help protect the local environment.

COMPLEX

The newly outlawed substances were immediately removed from pharmacy shelves as the regulatory body enforced the ban with strict penalties for non-compliance.

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Commonly used as a past participle in passive constructions or as an adjective following a linking verb.

Pitfall

The government outlawed from smokingThe government outlawed smokingThe verb is transitive and takes the activity as a direct object; it does not require the preposition 'from'.

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