Definition of "unhand" [un•hand]

• To remove one's hand from; let go. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "When the king spoke to him about Johnny, he apparently swore that he would not unhand such a sweet lady to one who would so surely make her unhappy."
• "Toreth exclaims, "I demand that you unhand my associate.""
• "Once middle age appears even faintly on the horizon, fashion suddenly gets all unhand-me-greybeard-loon."