outlawry

[ out-law-ree ]

/ ˈaʊtˌlɔ ri /

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noun, plural out·law·ries.

the act or process of outlawing.

the state of being outlawed.

disregard or defiance of the law: a man whose outlawry had made him a folk hero.

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Origin of outlawry

1350–1400; Middle English outlauerie<Anglo-French utlagerie,Medieval Latin utlagāria<Middle English outlageoutlaw + Anglo-French -erie-ry, Medieval Latin -āria-ary

OTHER WORDS FROM outlawry

non·out·law·ry, noun, plural non·out·law·ries.

Words nearby outlawry

outland, outlander, outlandish, outlast, outlaw, outlawry, outlaw strike, outlay, outleap, outlet, outlier

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How to use outlawry in a sentence

So that even the sentence of outlawry against the Christians did not affect the bodies of the dead.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
He knew that this act would expose himself to outlawry and his family to ruin.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first|Count Carlo Gozzi
He was in a new world, and had not become wonted to it—the world of conscious crime—the world of outlawry.
Sevenoaks|J. G. Holland
Meanwhile there were moments when this sense of present outlawry brought with it a fierce and splendid joy.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins

When Thorir heard of it he was furious, and said that never should Grettir either go or come out of his outlawry.
Grettir The Strong|Unknown

British Dictionary definitions for outlawry

outlawry

/ (ˈaʊtˌlɔːrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

the act of outlawing or the state of being outlawed

disregard for the law

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