Hue and Cry
A phrase used in English law to describe a body of persons
joining in pursuit of a felon or suspected thief. (French, huéc,
verb huer, to hoot or shout after; Anglo-Saxon, hui,
ho!)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Hue and Cry from Fact Monster:
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