outlaw vs sustain

outlaw

verb
  • To deprive of legal force. 

  • To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement. 

  • To declare illegal. 

  • To place a ban upon. 

noun
  • A fugitive from the law. 

  • An in-law: a relative by marriage. 

  • A person who operates outside established norms. 

  • One who would be an in-law except that the marriage-like relationship is unofficial. 

  • A criminal who is excluded from normal legal rights; one who can be killed at will without legal penalty. 

  • A wild horse. 

  • A prostitute who works alone, without a pimp. 

sustain

verb
  • To encourage or sanction (something). 

  • To provide for or nourish. 

  • To maintain, or keep in existence. 

  • To allow, accept, or admit (e.g. an objection or motion) as valid. 

  • To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support. 

  • To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold. 

  • To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate. 

  • To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.). 

noun
  • A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano. 

How often have the words outlaw and sustain occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )