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CRY DE PAYS


CRY DE PAYS, OR CRI DE PAIS. Literally, cry of the country. In England, when a felony has been committed, hue and cry (q.v.) may be raised by the country, in the absence of the constable. It is then cry de pays. 2 Hale, P. C. 100.

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