ALL meanings of hue and cry
Hué and cry
H h - noun hue and cry Early English Law. the pursuit of a felon or an offender with loud outcries or clamor to give an alarm. 1
- noun hue and cry any public clamor, protest, or alarm: a general hue and cry against the war. 1
- phrase hue and cry If people raise a hue and cry about something, they protest angrily about it. 0
- noun hue and cry (formerly) the pursuit of a suspected criminal with loud cries in order to raise the alarm 0
- noun hue and cry any loud public outcry 0
- noun hue and cry a loud shout or cry by those pursuing a felon: all who heard were obliged to join in the pursuit 0
- noun hue and cry the pursuit itself 0
- noun hue and cry any loud outcry or clamor 0
- noun hue and cry (historical) The public pursuit of a criminal, accompanied by shouts to warn others to give chase. 0
- noun hue and cry (by extension) A loud and persistent public clamour, especially one associated with protest or the making of some demand. 0