Hue and Cry, a phrase derived from the old process of pursuit with horn and voice, used in old English law to describe the pursuit of felons. Whoever arrested the person pursued was protected; and it was the duty of all persons to join in a hue and cry. The Hue and Cry, a police gazette for advertising criminals, was established in 1710.
Hue and Cry
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 820
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