outlaw

interdire

Rendre quelque chose interdit par la loi.

En anglais simple : To make something against the law.

• The government outlawed the trade.
• Several countries have outlawed these weapons.
• Should the law outlaw advertising aimed at young children?

Synonymes : ban, prohibit

Contraires : legalize

Expressions courantes : outlaw something, outlaw the practice

rendre prescrit

Rendre une dette ou une demande impossible à faire exécuter légalement, parce qu’un délai est écoulé.

En anglais simple : To make a debt or claim no longer enforceable by law.

• The rule outlawed the old debt.
• Does this time limit outlaw her claim?
• The statute outlawed claims brought more than six years later.

Expressions courantes : outlaw a debt, outlaw a claim

hors-la-loi

Personne qui a commis un crime ou un délit et se cache de la police.

En anglais simple : Someone who has broken the law and is hiding from the police.

• The outlaw hid in the hills.
• Police finally caught the outlaw near the border.
• The story follows two outlaws escaping from a sheriff.

Synonymes : fugitive

Expressions courantes : wanted outlaw, capture an outlaw

rebelle, anticonformiste

Personne qui refuse de suivre les règles habituelles de la société ou d’un groupe.

En anglais simple : Someone who refuses to follow the usual rules of society or a group.

• She was an outlaw among traditional painters.
• He dressed like an outlaw and ignored every social rule.
• The magazine celebrated artistic outlaws who challenged accepted ideas.

Synonymes : rebel, nonconformist

Expressions courantes : social outlaw, artistic outlaw