outlawry
/ˈaʊtlɔːɹi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A declaration that an individual cannot benefit from the protection of law in a jurisdiction.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Notwithstanding any disposition made or to be made , by virtue or colour of any attainder , outlawry , fugacy , or other forfeiture"
- "The palace was confiscated, and its rich furniture sold; the Marchese di Montefiore was summoned to appear on a charge of sorcery; he came not to answer the accusation, and sentence of outlawry was passed against him."
- "Through this ‘passing-out ceremony’ the apprentice became both proven in reliability and bound, Faust-like, to the rebel cause by his act of outlawry."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English outlawerie (equivalent to outlawe + -erie), after Anglo-Norman utlagarie /utlarie and Medieval Latin utlagaria, both from Old English utlagu + Latin -aria (suffix that forms abstract nouns from other nouns). By surface analysis, outlaw + -ry.
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈaʊtlɔːɹi/