■ noun
1》 a loud clamour or public outcry.
2》 historical a loud cry calling for the pursuit and capture of a criminal.
Origin
ME: from the Anglo-Norman Fr. legal phr. hu e cri , lit. 'outcry and cry'.
■ noun
1》 a loud clamour or public outcry.
2》 historical a loud cry calling for the pursuit and capture of a criminal.
Origin
ME: from the Anglo-Norman Fr. legal phr. hu e cri , lit. 'outcry and cry'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004