unhand

[ uhn-hand ]

/ ʌnˈhænd /

to take the hand or hands from; release from a grasp; let go: Unhand me, you wretched coward!

Origin of unhand

First recorded in 1595–1605; un-² + hand

I pray you unhand me, Humphrey; my old friend, you are too rough.

Sir Ludar |Talbot Baines Reed
"Unhand me, sir," he said, in a voice of angry expostulation.

The Bride of the Tomb and Queenie's Terrible Secret |Mrs. Alexander McVeigh Miller
The New Woman will scarcely feel the seat of power warm beneath her before giving to the assassin's "unhand me villain!"

The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays |Ambrose Bierce
"Unhand me," muttered Juliet in a tone of intense, but suppressed fury.

Mildred at Roselands |Martha Finley

We took all this quite humbly and asked him why he didn't see Ole himself and order him to unhand the lady.

At Good Old Siwash |George Fitch

unhand

/ (ʌnˈhænd) /

(tr) archaic, or literary to release from the grasp