noun
Etymology: hue (IV)
1.
a. : a loud outcry used in the pursuit of felons and joined and taken up by all who heard it in the pursuit
b. : the pursuit of a felon or a written proclamation for the capture of a felon or the finding of stolen goods
2. : a clamor of pursuit or protest
had visions of sheriffs … posses and hue and cry — Esther Forbes
conservative politicians joined in the hue and cry against the school — Hunter Mead
3. : hubbub
the unloading … was being conducted with a hue and cry, with raucous bangs and crashes — Jean Stafford