Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to outlaw
Participle: outlawed
Gerund: outlawing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | outlaw |
| you | outlaw |
| he;she;it | outlaws |
| we | outlaw |
| you | outlaw |
| they | outlaw |
Perfect
| I | have outlawed |
| you | have outlawed |
| he;she;it | has outlawed |
| we | have outlawed |
| you | have outlawed |
| they | have outlawed |
Past
| I | outlawed |
| you | outlawed |
| he;she;it | outlawed |
| we | outlawed |
| you | outlawed |
| they | outlawed |
Pluperfect
| I | had outlawed |
| you | had outlawed |
| he;she;it | had outlawed |
| we | had outlawed |
| you | had outlawed |
| they | had outlawed |
Future
| I | will outlaw |
| you | will outlaw |
| he;she;it | will outlaw |
| we | will outlaw |
| you | will outlaw |
| they | will outlaw |
Future Perfect
| I | will have outlawed |
| you | will have outlawed |
| he;she;it | will have outlawed |
| we | will have outlawed |
| you | will have outlawed |
| they | will have outlawed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | outlaw |
| you | outlaw |
| he;she;it | outlaw |
| we | outlaw |
| you | outlaw |
| they | outlaw |
Perfect
| I | have outlawed |
| you | have outlawed |
| he;she;it | have outlawed |
| we | have outlawed |
| you | have outlawed |
| they | have outlawed |
Imperfect
| I | outlawed |
| you | outlawed |
| he;she;it | outlawed |
| we | outlawed |
| you | outlawed |
| they | outlawed |
Pluperfect
| I | had outlawed |
| you | had outlawed |
| he;she;it | had outlawed |
| we | had outlawed |
| you | had outlawed |
| they | had outlawed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would outlaw |
| you | would outlaw |
| he;she;it | would outlaw |
| we | would outlaw |
| you | would outlaw |
| they | would outlaw |
Perfect
| I | would have outlawed |
| you | would have outlawed |
| he;she;it | would have outlawed |
| we | would have outlawed |
| you | would have outlawed |
| they | would have outlawed |
Imperative
| you | outlaw |
| we | Let's outlaw |
| you | outlaw |
Verbs conjugated like 'outlaw'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'outlaw'
outlay,
outbar,
outbawl,
outbow,
outdraw,
outfawn,
outflow,
outgay,
outglow,
outgnaw,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English outlawe, outlagh, utlaȝe, from Old English ūtlaga (“outlaw”), borrowed from Old Norse útlagi (“outlaw, fugitive”), equivalent to out- + law. Cognate with Icelandic útlagi (“outlaw”).
Sample Sentences
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The legal change in England and Wales will outlaw selling, manufacturing, renting or importing zombie knives. [2016 August 15, “'Zombie knives' ban to come into force”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2023:]
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And outlawing these AR-15s would not require confiscating them from people who already have them. Once you’ve made these weapons illegal, anyone found with one would be subject to arrest, since possession of these weapons would be a crime. I think it’s likely that you would see a lot of people opting to turn them in. [2022 June 5, Michael Fanone, “Opinion: Here’s the reason people tell me they want to buy an AR-15. And it’s simply ludicrous”, in CNN, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2023:]
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Eirik and his people were outlawed at Thorsnes Thing. [1880, John Sephton, transl., The Saga of Erik the Red:]
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AB has now gone beyond her original stance against gays as teachers and is now advocating a federal law to outlaw gays, a law which would override state law in the 19 states which have consenting adults sex laws. [1978 February 11, Donald Cameron Scot, “Controversy and Boycott Must Continue”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 31, page 5:]
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to outlaw a debt or claim
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our English common law was outlawed in those parts. [a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond,] W[illiam] L[eybourne] and W[illiam] G[odbid], published 1662, →OCLC:]