HARO, CLAMEUR DE, the ancient Norman custom of "crying for justice," still surviving in the Channel islands. The wronged party must on his knees and before witnesses cry: "Haro ! Haro ! Haro ! a l'aide, mon prince, on me fait tort." This appeal has to be respected, and the alleged trespass or tort must cease till the matter has been thrashed out in the courts. The "cry" thus acts as an interim injunction, and no inhabitant of the Channel islands would think of resisting it. This method of appeal is said to be identical with the "Legatro of the Bavarians and the Thuringians," and the first mention of it in France is to be found in the "Grand coutumier de Normandie." A similar custom, only observed in criminal charges, was recognized by the Saxon laws under the name of "Clamor Violentiae." Thus there is reason to think that William the Conqueror on his arrival in England found the "cry" fully established as far as criminal matters were concerned. Later the "cry" was made applicable to civil wrongs; and, when the administration of justice became systematized, dis appeared altogether in criminal cases. It was long retained in north-western France in cases of disputed possession, and was not actually repealed until the close of the 18th century. (See HUE AND CRY.)