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outlawry
/ˈaʊtlɔːɹi/
noun 2
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3ADJ.
other
VERB + OUTLAWRY
act, sentence
OUTLAWRY + NOUN
fugacy, pa
Definitions
noun
1
A declaration that an individual cannot benefit from the protection of law in a jurisdiction.
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.
2
The state of being an outlaw; lawlessness.
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.
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noun — illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts
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Notwithstanding any disposition made or to be made , by virtue or colour of any attainder , outlawry , fugacy , or other forfeiture
Wiktionary02
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 pa
Wiktionary03
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.
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