outlawry

(o̵utlô′rē)

noun pl. outlawries

  1. an outlawing or being outlawed
  2. the state or condition of being an outlaw
  3. disregard or defiance of the law

See outlawry in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. out·law·ries
  1. The act or process of outlawing or the state of having been outlawed.
  2. Defiance of the law.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English outlauerie

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman utlagerie

Origin: and from Medieval Latin ūtlagāria

Origin: , both from Old English ūtlaga, outlaw; see outlaw

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