outlaw

禁止する

何かを法律で禁止する。

やさしい英語で： 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?

類義語： ban, prohibit

反対語： legalize

よく使う表現： outlaw something, outlaw the practice

時効にする

一定期間の経過で、債務や請求を法律上強制できなくする。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： outlaw a debt, outlaw a claim

お尋ね者、無法者

罪を犯し、警察から逃れて身を隠している人。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： fugitive

よく使う表現： wanted outlaw, capture an outlaw

反逆者、異端者

社会や集団の一般的な決まりに従うことを拒む人。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： rebel, nonconformist

よく使う表現： social outlaw, artistic outlaw