OUTLAWRY

lawlessness, outlawry

(noun) illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

outlawry (countable and uncountable, plural outlawries)

(legal, historical) A declaration that an individual cannot benefit from the protection of law in a jurisdiction. [from 14th c.]

The state of being an outlaw; lawlessness. [from 19th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


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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