poaching
n. illegal hunting of wildlife; process of cooking by boiling poach v. trespass, cross a border illegally; cook in boiling; hunt illegally for game or fish | ||||
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Poaching Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Poaching
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Poach
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Poach
| WordNet 2.0 |
poaching
Noun
1. cooking in simmering liquid
(hypernym) cooking, cookery, preparation
(derivation) poach
Noun
1. cooking in simmering liquid
(hypernym) cooking, cookery, preparation
(derivation) poach
poach
Verb
1. hunt illegally; "people are poaching elephants for their ivory"
(hypernym) hunt, run, hunt down, track down
(derivation) poacher
2. cook in a simmering liquid; "poached apricots"
(hypernym) cook
(derivation) poacher
Poaching Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Poaching
Poaching is illegal hunting or fishing. It may be illegal because:
- The game or fish is not in season, usually the breeding season is declared as the closed season when wildlife species are protected by law.
- The poacher does not possess a license.
- The hunter used an illegal weapon for that animal.
- The animal or plant is on restricted land.
- The right to hunt this animal is claimed by somebody.
- The means used are illegal (for example, baiting a field while hunting quail, or using spotlights to stun or paralyze deer).
- The animal or fish is protected by law or that it has been listed as extinct animal or an Endangered Animal (see for example the Endangered Species Act for the USA)
- The animal or plant has been tagged by a researcher
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