outlawry

noun

Definition of outlawrynext
as in criminality

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Recent Examples of outlawry Plot summary The movie is set in Chicago in the 1930s, a time of economic deprivation and bold gangsterism and outlawry. — Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlawry
  1. criminality
  2. rebellion
  3. mutiny
  4. revolution
  5. uprising
  6. unrest
  7. strife
  8. disruption
Noun
  • What about how police agencies understand criminality and risk can only be put on the table and frankly stated behind closed doors?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The Jackson County District Attorney's office has previously said convening a grand jury does not mean there is any criminality and is standard procedure for most unnatural or suspicious deaths in the county.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of criminality
Noun
  • We’ve been told that Juliette is a once-in-a-generation leader, capable of pushing a rebellion further than it’s ever gone before.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • So using a Mexican bean in a staple of Italian home cooking was surprising, almost like an act of rebellion.
    — Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of rebellion
Noun
  • Continue reading … PARTY FOUL — Jeffries threatens consequences after Dem mutiny helps move anti-socialism bill.
    — , FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Critics wanted to throw a mutiny at the theater while watching the movie with a 48% Rotten Tomatoes grade.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of mutiny
Noun
  • During its socialist revolution, the government kicked out many foreign oil companies.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Two years after the 2011 Egyptian revolution, then 17-year-old Abdelrahman ElGendy and his father were arrested for recording a protest on the streets of Cairo.
    — Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of revolution
Noun
  • Udas is among a wave of reform-minded politicians who came to the fore after a popular and violent Gen Z uprising last year toppled the country’s political establishment.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • One of the things that was mentioned early on was a change in the regime there, an uprising by the Iranian people against this Islamic theocracy, which has long had control.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of uprising
Noun
  • Tibet is a Chinese autonomous region that has gone through cycles of protest, unrest and government repression since China asserted control over the region in 1951.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • What followed was at least one night of unrest in Minneapolis.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of unrest
Noun
  • Bernadette explains the racial nuances the Guardians might not know as newcomers to Earth, echoing the landmark 1971 Green Lantern/Green Arrow comic series, which attempts to bring the space cops down to Earth by exposing them to racial strife.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors believe he was killed because of ongoing strife with his former wife, Shanna Gardner, over the parenting of their twins.
    — Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of strife
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  • Officials in Pattaya, where international tourist arrivals have dropped because of travel disruptions and soaring fuel prices stemming from the conflict in the Middle East, say the visit is expected to inject about $3 million into the local economy.
    — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Citing data from consultancy Energy Aspects, Reuters notes that due to war damage or export disruptions, approximately one-fifth of Middle Eastern refining capacity is currently offline.
    — , CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of disruption

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“Outlawry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlawry. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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