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outlawry

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Noun — A ruling that removes a person's right to the protection of the law in a particular area.

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English outlawerie, from outlawe plus -erie, modelled after Anglo-Norman utlagarie, utlarie, and Late Latin utlagaria. By surface analysis it is outlaw + -ry.

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