- the pursuit of a felon or an offender with loud outcries or clamor to give an alarm.
- any public clamor, protest, or alarm: a general hue and cry against the war.
- (formerly) the pursuit of a suspected criminal with loud cries in order to raise the alarm
- any loud public outcry
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