outlawry
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- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
/ˈaʊtlɔːɹi/
(UK)
Definition of outlawry
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, historical, uncountable)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.”
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noun
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(countable, historical, uncountable)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.”
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(countable, uncountable)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.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English outlawerie, from outlawe + -erie after Anglo-Norman utlagarie, utlarie, and Late Latin utlagaria; by surface analysis, outlaw + -ry.
Words you can make from outlawry
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Best play rawly 11 points6-letter words
5 words5-letter words
9 words4-letter words
44 words- AWRY 10 pts
- OWLY 10 pts
- TOWY 10 pts
- WALY 10 pts
- WARY 10 pts
- YAWL 10 pts
- YOWL 10 pts
- ALOW 7 pts
- ARTY 7 pts
- ARYL 7 pts
- AWOL 7 pts
- LORY 7 pts
- OATY 7 pts
- RULY 7 pts
- RYOT 7 pts
- TORY 7 pts
- TRAY 7 pts
- TROW 7 pts
- TROY 7 pts
- TYRO 7 pts
- WART 7 pts
- WAUL 7 pts
- WAUR 7 pts
- WORT 7 pts
- YOUR 7 pts
- YURT 7 pts
- ALTO 4 pts
- AUTO 4 pts
- LATU 4 pts
- LOTA 4 pts
- LOUR 4 pts
- LOUT 4 pts
- ORAL 4 pts
- OUTA 4 pts
- RATO 4 pts
- ROTA 4 pts
- ROTL 4 pts
- ROUT 4 pts
- TARO 4 pts
- TOLA 4 pts
- TOLU 4 pts
- TORA 4 pts
- TOUR 4 pts
- TROU 4 pts
3-letter words
47 words- WAY 9 pts
- WRY 9 pts
- YAW 9 pts
- YOW 9 pts
- AWL 6 pts
- LAW 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- LOW 6 pts
- OWL 6 pts
- OWT 6 pts
- RAW 6 pts
- RAY 6 pts
- ROW 6 pts
- RYA 6 pts
- RYU 6 pts
- TAW 6 pts
- TOW 6 pts
- TOY 6 pts
- TRY 6 pts
- TWA 6 pts
- TWO 6 pts
- WAR 6 pts
- WAT 6 pts
- WOT 6 pts
- YAR 6 pts
- YOU 6 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LOR 3 pts
- LOT 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- OAT 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- OUR 3 pts
- OUT 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- RUT 3 pts
- TAO 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TAU 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
- UTA 3 pts
2-letter words
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