Outlawry

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A declaration that an individual cannot benefit from the protection of law in a jurisdiction. countable, historical, uncountable

    "Notwithstanding any disposition made or to be made , by virtue or colour of any attainder , outlawry , fugacy , or other forfeiture"

  2. 2
    illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being an outlaw; lawlessness. countable, uncountable

    "Through this ‘passing-out ceremony’ the apprentice became both proven in reliability and bound, Faust-like, to the rebel cause by his act of outlawry."

Synonyms

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lawlessnessanarchyanomiebanishmentblackballingclearance

Example

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"Notwithstanding any disposition made or to be made , by virtue or colour of any attainder , outlawry , fugacy , or other forfeiture"

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English outlawerie, from outlawe + -erie after Anglo-Norman utlagarie, utlarie, and Late Latin utlagaria; by surface analysis, outlaw + -ry.

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