outlawry

Meaning

Noun

  • A declaration that an individual cannot benefit from the protection of law in a jurisdiction.
  • The state of being an outlaw; lawlessness.

Origin

  • From outlaw + -ry, after Anglo-Norman utlagarie, utlarie et al., and Late Latin utlagaria.

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