hue and cry
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The public pursuit of a criminal, accompanied by shouts to warn others to give chase.
Uncountable
noun
A loud and persistent public clamour, especially one associated with protest or the making of some demand.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Because he that firſt raiſeth a hue and cry, where no felony is committed, that is, he who giveth the falſe information, is ſeverely puniſhable by fine and impriſonment, if the information be falſe."
- "For the levying of hue and cry, although it is a good course to have a justice's warrant, where time will permit, in order to prevent causeless hue and cry; yet it is not necessary, nor always convenient; for the felon may escape before the warrant be obtained."
- "That in case of a hue and cry once raised and levied upon supposal of a felony committed, though in truth there was no felony committed; yet those, who pursue hue and cry, may arrest and proceed as if a felony had been really committed."
- "And because I haven't written off easily, a great hue and cry has gone up that there is something wrong with our whole system of administering justice."