Associations to the word «Outlawry»

Wiktionary

OUTLAWRY, noun. (legal) (historical) A declaration that an individual cannot benefit from the protection of law in a jurisdiction. [from 14th c.]
OUTLAWRY, noun. The action characteristic of an outlaw; lawlessness. [from 19th c.]

Dictionary definition

OUTLAWRY, noun. Illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke