noun
outlawry
Outlawry (noun) means a ruling that removes a person's right to the protection of the law in a particular area.
noun
1
A ruling that removes a person's right to the protection of the law in a particular area.
2
The condition of being outside the law, or a general lack of law and order.
"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."
— Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace (1977)
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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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What is the meaning of outlawry?
"outlawry" (noun) means a ruling that removes a person's right to the protection of the law in a particular area.
What is another word for outlawry?
Other words for "outlawry" include lawlessness.
What are the different meanings of outlawry?
"outlawry" has 2 main meanings: 1. A ruling that removes a person's right to the protection of the law in a particular area; 2. The condition of being outside the law, or a general lack of law and order.
