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(o̵ut′lô′rē)

noun pl. outlawries

an outlawing or being outlawed
the state or condition of being an outlaw
disregard or defiance of the law

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noun pl. out·law·ries

The act or process of outlawing or the state of having been outlawed.
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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