"outlawry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaʊtlɔːɹi/ [UK] Forms: outlawries [plural]
Etymology: From outlaw + -ry, after Anglo-Norman utlagarie, utlarie et al., and Late Latin utlagaria. Etymology templates: {{af|en|outlaw|-ry}} outlaw + -ry, {{der|en|xno|utlagarie}} Anglo-Norman utlagarie, {{der|en|LL.|utlagaria}} Late Latin utlagaria Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} outlawry (countable and uncountable, plural outlawries)
  1. (law, historical) A declaration that an individual cannot benefit from the protection of law in a jurisdiction. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (declaration removing someone from protection of law): fredløshed (english: Danish medieval law) [common-gender] (Danish), ūtlagu [feminine] (Old English)
    Sense id: en-outlawry-en-noun-caeN2zyn Topics: law Disambiguation of 'declaration removing someone from protection of law': 93 7
  2. The state of being an outlaw; lawlessness. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-outlawry-en-noun-tkJ7rfur Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ry, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Old English translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 21 79

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Alternative forms

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