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outlawry

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out·law·ry  (outr)
n. pl. out·law·ries
1. The act or process of outlawing or the state of having been outlawed.
2. Defiance of the law.

[Middle English outlauerie, from Anglo-Norman utlagerie and from Medieval Latin tlagria, both from Old English tlaga, outlaw; see outlaw.]

outlawry [ˈaʊtˌlɔːrɪ]
n pl -ries
1. (Law) the act of outlawing or the state of being outlawed
2. disregard for the law
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.outlawry - illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law
illegality - unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute
Translations
outlawry [ˈaʊtlɔːrɪ] Nbandolerismo m
outlawry
nÄchtung f; (= defiance)Gesetzlosigkeit f


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