Meaning of hue and cry | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The public pursuit of a criminal, accompanied by shouts to warn others to give chase.
   historical, uncountable, usually
2. A loud and persistent public clamour, especially one associated with protest or the making of some demand.
   broadly, uncountable, usually

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Examples

“Because he that firſt raiſeth a hue and cry, where no felony is committed, that is, he who giveth the falſe information, is ſeverely puniſhable by fine and impriſonment, if the information be falſe.”

“For the levying of hue and cry, although it is a good course to have a justice's warrant, where time will permit, in order to prevent causeless hue and cry; yet it is not necessary, nor always convenient; for the felon may escape before the warrant be obtained.”

“That in case of a hue and cry once raised and levied upon supposal of a felony committed, though in truth there was no felony committed; yet those, who pursue hue and cry, may arrest and proceed as if a felony had been really committed.”

“And because I haven't written off easily, a great hue and cry has gone up that there is something wrong with our whole system of administering justice.”

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