'Hue and cry' definitions:

Definition of 'hue and cry'

(from WordNet)
noun
Loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd" [syn: clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry]

Definition of 'Hue and cry'

From: GCIDE
  • Hue \Hue\, n. [OE. hue, huer, to hoot, shout, prob. fr. OF. hu an exclamation.] A shouting or vociferation. [1913 Webster]
  • Hue and cry (Law), a loud outcry with which felons were anciently pursued, and which all who heard it were obliged to take up, joining in the pursuit till the malefactor was taken; in later usage, a written proclamation issued on the escape of a felon from prison, requiring all persons to aid in retaking him. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'hue and cry'

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