outlawry

[ out-law-ree ]

/ ˈaʊtˌlɔ ri /

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 outlage outlaw + Anglo-French -erie -ry, Medieval Latin -āria -ary

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

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Examples from the Web for outlawry

It is the name of a felon—of one under doom of outlawry—whom all men are privileged to slay.
Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia|William Gilmore Simms
In spite of his outlawry, he instantly returned to England, and offered himself as a candidate for London.
The Constitutional History of England From 1760 to 1860|Charles Duke Yonge
Neither were they cunning with their dark warnings of outlawry and violence.
The Missourian|Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
On the 11th November they informed Rottmann that, unless he immediately left the city, they would decree his outlawry.
Freaks of Fanaticism|Sabine Baring-Gould

Much emphasis has been laid on the fact that that epoch of outlawry ended by the adoption of Christianity by the Empire.
The Rise of the Mediaeval Church|Alexander Clarence Flick

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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Word Origin and History for outlawry

outlawry

late 14c., from Anglo-French utlagerie, a hybrid from Old English utlaga (see outlaw (n.)) + -ary.