outlawry means A declaration that an individual cannot benefit from the protection of law in a jurisdiction. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
Why this word is great
OUTLAWRY — [Noun] A declaration that an individual cannot benefit from the protection of law in a jurisdiction, or the state of being an outlaw. From Middle English outlawerie, from outlawe ("outlaw") + -erie (a suffix forming nouns), influenced by Anglo-Norman utlagarie and Late Latin utlagaria. Unlike "exile" (which severs ties to homeland) or "anarchy" (which dissolves order entirely), outlawry is a calculated act of erasure by the state, a revocation of rights that renders its subject both hunted and invisible. It is the sheriff’s notice nailed to the town gate, the villagers turning their backs at the market, the silence that follows when no court will hear your plea—a reminder that law, for all its promises, is a privilege, not a given.
noun
- 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 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.”