clameur de haro
English
editEtymology
editFrom Anglo-Norman/Law French clameur de haro.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editclameur de haro (plural clameurs de haro)
- (law, Channel Islands) An ancient Norman legal procedure, still valid in the Channel Islands, in which any person can publicly recite a certain formula calling on the sovereign's aid and thereby create a form of injunction requiring certain conduct to cease until a court can determine its lawfulness.
French
editNoun
editclameur de haro f (uncountable)