# hue and cry

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The public pursuit of a criminal, accompanied by shouts to warn others to give chase.
2. A loud and persistent public clamour, especially one associated with protest or the making of some demand.

## Etymology
From Middle English heu and cri, from the Anglo-Norman legal phrase hu e cri.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hue-and-cry