非合法化する
解説 Definition
outlawing は outlaw（非合法化する、禁止する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。法律や規則によって、ある行為や物を違法にすることを表します。
Outlawing is the act or process of making an activity, practice, or item illegal by law. It is the present participle or gerund of outlaw and often follows verbs such as consider or support when a legal ban is being discussed.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
outlawing は原形 outlaw に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、語末を変えずそのまま加える。out＋law、つまり行為や物を「法の外に置く」と考えると「法律で禁止する」がつかみやすい。consider outlawing fireworks や support outlawing the practice のように、禁止を検討・支持する場面でよく使う。
Outlawing is formed simply by adding -ing to the verb outlaw: outlaw becomes outlawing, with no spelling change. Break the base into out and law. The image is of placing an activity or product “outside the law,” so that doing, using, or selling it becomes illegal. This makes phrases such as outlawing fireworks or outlawing an unsafe practice easy to interpret. As a gerund, it names the legal action, as in “They supported outlawing the practice.” As a present participle, it can help form a continuous verb. Keep it distinct from merely discouraging something: outlawing requires a legal prohibition.
例文
The city is considering outlawing fireworks in crowded areas.
市は混雑した地域で花火を非合法化することを検討しています。
Outlawing the sale of unsafe products can protect consumers.
危険な製品の販売を非合法化することは、消費者を守ることにつながります。
Several lawmakers supported outlawing the practice after public complaints increased.
市民からの苦情が増えた後、複数の議員がその慣行の非合法化を支持しました。
outlawing の類義語・関連語
outlawing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
outlawing は中英語 outlaw に -ing が付いた形で、さらに古ノルド語 útlagr にさかのぼります。out「外へ」+ law「法」で、文字通り「法の外に置く」だから「非合法化する」と納得できます。関連語は law, lawful。
Outlawing is the -ing form of outlaw. The noun outlaw entered Middle English through Old Norse útlagi or related forms describing a person placed outside the protection of the law. English later developed the verb outlaw, meaning to declare someone an outlaw and then more generally to make an act or thing illegal. Adding -ing creates the present participle or gerund, referring to the process or act of imposing that legal prohibition.
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