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Cry De Pays

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

or CRY DE PAIS. A hue and cry raised by the country. This was allowable, in the absence of the constable, when a felony had been committed.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

CRY,DE PAIS. A hue and cry raised by the country. This was ab lowable in the absence of the constable when a felony had been committed.