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Outlawry
Pronunciation : Out"law`ry
Part of Speech : n.;
Definition : 1. The act of outlawing; the putting a man out of the protection of law, or the process by which a man (as an absconding criminal) is deprived of that protection.
2. The state of being an outlaw.
pl. Outlawries (.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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