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outlawry

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈaʊtˌlɔːrɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(out′lô′rē)

Inflections of 'outlawry' (n): npl: outlawries

out•law•ry (out′lô′rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -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.

Middle English outlage outlaw + Anglo-French -erie -ry, Medieval Latin -āria -ary
Anglo-French utlagerie, Medieval Latin utlagāria
Middle English outlauerie 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

outlawry /ˈaʊtˌlɔːrɪ/ n ( pl -ries)

the act of outlawing or the state of being outlawed
disregard for the law

'outlawry' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

attainder - attaint - ban - escheat - proscription - outlaw - praemunire

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "outlawry" in the title:

a sense of [outlawry and almost of reprobation]
Bar the minor matter of outlawry
Voluntary outlawry

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