Outlawry
[out-law-ree] /ˈaʊtˌlɔ ri/
noun, plural outlawries.
1.
the act or process of .
2.
the state of being .
3.
disregard or defiance of the law:
a man whose outlawry had made him a folk hero.
/ˈaʊtˌlɔːrɪ/
noun (pl) -ries
1.
the act of outlawing or the state of being outlawed
2.
disregard for the law
n.
late 14c., from Anglo-French utlagerie, a hybrid from Old English utlaga (see outlaw (n.)) + -ary.
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