OUTLAWRIES

Noun

outlawries

plural of outlawry

Source: Wiktionary


OUTLAWRY

Out"law`ry, n.; pl. Outlawries (.

1. The act of outlawing; the putting a man out of the protection of law, or the process by which a man (as an absconding criminal) is deprived of that protection.

2. The state of being an outlaw.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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