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GAMEWild birds and beasts. The word includes all game birds and game animals. The state, in its sovereign power, owns game for the benefit of the general public. The only manner in which a private individual can acquire ownership in game is by possessing it lawfully such as by hunting and killing it under a license. Generally, every individual has the right to hunt and take game in any public place where his or her presence is lawful, so long as the person neither violates statutory regulations nor injures or infringes upon the rights of others. A hunter does not acquire an absolute right to a wild animal by mere pursuit alone, and the individual forfeits any potential ownership by abandoning the chase prior to capture. The exclusive right to hunt or take game on privately owned property vests in the owner or his or her grantees. This property right of the owner is limited by the right of the state to regulate and preserve the game for public use. A suit for trespass may be brought against one who interferes with another's right to hunt. A statute that proscribes the hunting of game without a license, and that requires the payment of a fee for such license, constitutes a proper exercise of the police power of the state. Game laws govern the killing or taking of birds and beasts. Game wardens ordinarily can arrest violators, seize illegally taken game, bring actions for trespass, or institute prosecutions for violations of the game laws. Under a number of game laws, it is a penal offense to kill or take certain types of game in certain seasons of the year or without a license. A hunter is required to exhibit a license when properly called on to do so, and it constitutes a legal violation if the person cannot do so. In a situation where an individual has lawfully obtained possession of game—enclosing and caring for them as domestic animals—the person can kill one or more of them if necessary for care and management or for humane purposes. In addition, an individual might be justified in killing game in violation of the law if it were necessary for the protection of persons or property. It sometimes constitutes an offense to export game beyond the limits of the nation or state in which it was killed or captured, to ship it for sale in a certain manner, or to absent certain information upon the package. The United States has entered into treaties with other countries, including Great Britain and Mexico, for the protection and preservation of migratory birds and game animals. It constitutes an offense to violate statutes that were enacted to implement such treaties. For example, a regulatory statute might limit the number of birds that can be killed by any individual each day, and it would be an offense to exceed such limit. The federal government, subject to the consent of the state, can establish a game refuge for the protection of game and migratory birds and proscribe all hunting in the vicinity. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is administered by the interior department, to conserve and preserve fish and game in wildlife refuges and game ranges. cross-references |
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"Game." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Game." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701946.html "Game." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701946.html |
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game1 / gām/ • n. 1. a form of play or sport, esp. a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck. ∎ a complete episode or period of play, typically ending in a definite result: a baseball game. ∎ a single portion of play forming a scoring unit in a match, esp. in tennis. ∎ Bridge a score of 100 points for tricks bid and made (the best of three games constituting a rubber). ∎ a person's performance in a game; a person's standard or method of play: he will attempt to raise his game to another level. ∎ (games) a meeting for sporting contests, esp. track and field: the Olympic Games. ∎ (games) Brit. sports and athletic activities as organized in a school. ∎ the equipment for a game, esp. a board game or a computer game. 2. a type of activity or business, esp. when regarded as a game: this was a game of shuttle diplomacy at which I had become adept. ∎ a secret and clever plan or trick: I was on to his little game, but I didn't want him to know. ∎ a thing that is frivolous or amusing: a Tarot reading is not a game or a stunt. 3. wild mammals or birds hunted for sport or food. ∎ the flesh of these mammals or birds, used as food. • adj. eager and willing to do something new or challenging: they were game for anything after the traumas of Monday. • v. [intr.] [often as adj.] (gaming) play games of chance for money: the gaming tables of Monte Carlo. ∎ play video or computer games. PHRASES: ahead of the game ahead of one's competitors or peers in the same sphere of activity. beat someone at their own game use someone's own methods to outdo them in their chosen activity. game over inf. said when a situation is regarded as hopeless or irreversible. make (a) game of archaic mock; taunt. make a game of it Sports make a contest more closely competitive. off (or on) one's game playing badly (or well). the only game in town inf. the best, the most important, or the only thing worth considering. play the game behave in a fair or honorable way; abide by the rules or conventions. play games deal with someone or something in a way that lacks due seriousness or respect: Don't play games with me!DERIVATIVES: game·ly adv. game·ness n. game·ster / -stər/ n. game2 • adj. dated (of a person's leg) permanently injured; lame. |
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"game." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "game." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-game.html "game." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-game.html |
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game Non‐domesticated (i.e. wild) animals and birds shot for sport and eaten. Rabbit and pigeon may be shot at any time, but other game species, such as grouse, hare, partridge, pheasant, quail, deer (venison), and wild duck may not be shot during the close season, to protect breeding stocks. Game birds are generally raised on farms to provide sport, rather than being hunted in the wild, and increasingly game species are farmed and killed in conventional humane ways to provide food. Traditionally, game is hung for several days to soften the meat, whereupon it develops a strong flavour.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "game." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "game." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-game.html DAVID A. BENDER. "game." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-game.html |
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Gamea flock of herd or animals raised and kept for sport or pleasure; wild animals or birds pursued, caught, or killed in the chase; technically, game under the Game Act of 1862 includes hares, pheasants, partridges, woodcocks, snipes, rabbits, grouse, and black or moor game. Examples: game of bees, 1577; of conies, 1576; of partridges, 1762; of red deer, 1788; of swans, 1482. |
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"Game." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Game." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300733.html "Game." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300733.html |
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game ahead of the game ahead of one's competitors or peers in the same sphere of activity.
beat someone at their own game use someone's own methods to outdo them in their chosen activity. the only game in town the best or most important of its kind; the only thing worth concerning itself with. See also the great game, game, set, and match, the name of the game, play the game. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "game." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "game." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-game.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "game." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-game.html |
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game1 amusement OE.; organized amusement XIII; †sport derived from the chase, (hence) wild animals pursued for sport XIII. OE. gamen, gomen = OS., OHG., ON. gaman; of unkn. orig. For loss of -n cf. clue, eve, maid.
Hence vb.; a new formation of XIII, distinct from OE. gam(e)nian. Hence gamester XVI. |
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T. F. HOAD. "game." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "game." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-game.html T. F. HOAD. "game." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-game.html |
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game2 full of spirit. XVIII. adj. use of GAME1 sporting sense of ‘spirit for fighting, pluck’.
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T. F. HOAD. "game." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "game." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-game1.html T. F. HOAD. "game." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-game1.html |
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game3 (colloq.) lame. XVIII. of unkn. orig.; cf. synon. GAMMY.
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T. F. HOAD. "game." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "game." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-game2.html T. F. HOAD. "game." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-game2.html |
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game
•acclaim, aflame, aim, became, blame, came, claim, dame, exclaim, fame, flame, frame, game, lame, maim, misname, name, proclaim, same, shame, tame
•endgame • counterclaim • nickname
•byname • filename • forename
•surname • airframe • mainframe
•Ephraim • doorframe • subframe
•underframe • aspartame
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"game." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "game." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-game.html "game." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-game.html |
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