harrow
harrow (har-oh or h[schwa]-roh), n. [fr. Old French haro] Hist. In Norman and early English law, an outcry (or hue and cry) after felons and malefactors. — Also termed haro. See HUE AND CRY. Cf. CLAMEUR DE HARO.
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clameur de haro
clameur de haro (klah-m[schwa]r dah-roh). [French] An outcry recognized in the Channel Islands as a protest against trespass to land. • The clameur de haro is a legal remnant of when the Duchy of Normandy held the islands before England took control in the 13th century. The victim’s cry of haro (repeated 3 times) is
public school
public school (1)〈美〉公立学校 根据州法设立、并由设在当地的州政府机关管理的小学、初级中学和高级中学，此类学校由公共税收〔public tax〕资助，凡在设立该学校的特定区域中的所有儿童皆可免费入学。该词亦称common school。 (2)〈英〉公学 向社会开放，凡符合条件即可入学的学校。狭义指1868年《公学法》〔Public Schools Act〕所提到的七所公学，即伊顿〔Eton〕、温切斯特〔Winchester〕、威斯敏斯特〔Westminster〕、查特霍斯〔Charterhouse〕、哈罗〔Harrow〕、拉格比〔Rugby〕和什鲁斯伯里〔Shrewsbury〕。