clameur de haro

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Etymology

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From Anglo-Norman/Law French clameur de haro.

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Noun

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clameur de haro (plural clameurs de haro)

  1. (law, Channel Islands) An ancient Norman legal procedure, still valid in the Channel Islands, in which any person can publicly recite a certain formula calling on the sovereign's aid and thereby create a form of injunction requiring certain conduct to cease until a court can determine its lawfulness.

French

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Noun

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clameur de haro f (uncountable)

  1. hue and cry
  2. clameur de haro
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