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outlawry (n.)

late 14c., "action of putting a person outside the protection of the law by legal means," from Anglo-French utlagerie, a hybrid from Old English utlaga (see outlaw (n.)) + -ary. Meaning "defiance of the law" is by 1869.

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Definitions of outlawry from WordNet

outlawry (n.)
illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law;
Synonyms: lawlessness
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