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What does Hue and Cry mean?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

It means an outcry, or to make a public clamor - from Old French "huer" (to shout) and "cri"(to cry). You would raise a great hue and cry if you walked out and found your car had been stolen.

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