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What (who) is hue and cry - definition

PROCESS BY WHICH BYSTANDERS ARE SUMMONED TO ASSIST IN THE APPREHENSION OF A CRIMINAL
Hue & cry

hue and cry         
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Hue & Cry; Hue and Cry (disambiguation)
Shouting, clamor, outcry.
hue and cry         
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Hue & Cry; Hue and Cry (disambiguation)
¦ 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'.
The Hue and Cry After Cupid         
  • Title page of first edition of the masque (1608)
  • Illustration by [[Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale]]
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The Hue and Cry after Cupid
The Hue and Cry After Cupid, or A Hue and Cry After Cupid, also Lord Haddington's Masque or The Masque at Lord Haddington's Marriage, or even The Masque With the Nuptial Songs at the Lord Viscount Haddington's Marriage at Court, was a masque performed on Shrove Tuesday night, 9 February 1608, in the Banqueting House at Whitehall Palace. The work was written by Ben Jonson, with costumes, sets, and stage effects designed by Inigo Jones, and with music by Alfonso Ferrabosco – the team of creators responsible for previous and subsequent masques for the Stuart Court.

Wikipedia

Hue and cry

In common law, a hue and cry is a process by which bystanders are summoned to assist in the apprehension of a criminal who has been witnessed in the act of committing a crime.

Examples of use of hue and cry
1. No previous government paid heed to their hue and cry.
2. The reasons for the hue and cry against the CNOOC bid could be various.
3. There should not be any hue and cry if he is set free.
4. From what do those who are raising the hue and cry derive their sincere complaints?
5. Unsurprisingly, the law has sparked a hue and cry in the business community.