outlawing
Prohibiting by law
Outlawing is the act of making something illegal or prohibited by law.
Governments outlaw substances, practices, or organizations deemed harmful: The treaty outlawed chemical weapons.
The word can also mean banishing or excluding: outlawing dissent from public discourse.
The present participle of outlaw, it functions as both verb form and gerund.
Official restriction on something
contraband · proscription · embargo · interdiction · moratorium · injunction · veto · restriction
Capacity to withstand force
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
dissent · protest · bootlegging · smuggling · underground · speakeasy · black market · circumvention
Official enactment of statutes
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- convictionFirmly held belief
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
arrest · incarceration · felony · misdemeanor · justice · police · judge · verdict
ban
Official restriction on something
forbidden · contraband · proscription · embargo · interdiction · moratorium · injunction · veto · restriction · suppression
resistance
Capacity to withstand force
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- disobedienceRefusal to follow orders
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
civil disobedience · dissent · protest · bootlegging · smuggling · underground · speakeasy · black market · circumvention · evasion
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- convictionFirmly held belief
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
sentencing · arrest · incarceration · felony · misdemeanor · justice · police · judge · verdict · deterrence
outlawinglegalizing
Making permissible by statute
permitting · allowing · decriminalizing · authorizing · sanctioning
outlawinglegitimating
Making lawful or valid
legitimizing · endorsing · normalizing · institutionalizing · validating