outlawry

American  

[out-law-ree] / ˈaʊtˌlɔ ri /

noun

plural

outlawries

1. the act or process of outlawing.

2. the state of being outlawed.

3. disregard or defiance of the law.

   a man whose outlawry had made him a folk hero.

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outlawry British  

/ ˈaʊtˌlɔːrɪ /

noun

1. the act of outlawing or the state of being outlawed

2. disregard for the law

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Other Word Forms

• nonoutlawry noun

Etymology

Origin of outlawry

1350–1400; Middle English outlauerie < Anglo-French utlagerie, Medieval Latin utlagāria < Middle English outlage outlaw + Anglo-French -erie -ry, Medieval Latin -āria -ary

Example Sentences

It was their interpretation of Europe’s “myriad customs of outlawry, role reversal, and colorful mockery of the existing order,” as historian Penne Restad describes it.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2015

Wednesday’s 15-point release from the league office fills in a bunch of key details about the Saints’ outlawry.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2012

The Stones set the mold for the testosteronic bad-boy bands of the next 40 years; they made outlawry in.

From Time • Oct. 26, 2010

As it happens, North Carolina is one of a handful of states where outlawry remains in existence.

From Time Magazine Archive

Brok′en-man, one under outlawry, esp. in the Highlands and Border country; Brok′en-meat, the leavings of a banquet; Brok′enness.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various