- hunting
- Looking for that which is lost. Looking for a person whose whereabouts for the time are unknown. The pursuit and taking of wild game. See season; closed season.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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HUNTING — (Heb. צוד, hunt ; צַיִד, hunting, game ; צַיָּד, hunter ; מְצוֹדָה ,מָצוֹד, hunting implement, net ). Biblical Period In the earliest periods of human history, hunting was an essential means of procuring food, clothing, and tools. In biblical… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Hunting — Hunt ing, n. The pursuit of game or of wild animals. A. Smith. [1913 Webster] {Happy hunting grounds}, the region to which, according to the belief of American Indians, the souls of warriors and hunters pass after death, to be happy in hunting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hunting — Canons on Hunting † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Canons on Hunting From early times, hunting, in one form or another has been forbidden to clerics. Thus, in the Corpus Juris Canonici (C. ii, X, De cleric. venat.) we read: We forbid to all… … Catholic encyclopedia
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hunting — HÚNTING s.n. Piele pentru încălţăminte asemănătoare cu antilopa. [pron. hán ting. / < engl. hunting]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 21.04.2005. Sursa: DN HUNTING [HÁNTING] s. n. piele pentru încălţăminte, asemănătoare cu antilopa. (< engl.… … Dicționar Român
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hunting — [hunt′iŋ] n. [ME < OE huntung] 1. the act of a person or animal that hunts 2. a periodic oscillation of the rotor of a synchronous electrical machine about its average position 3. a periodic oscillation in the controlled function of any… … English World dictionary
Hunting — Hunter redirects here. For other uses, see Hunter (disambiguation). For other uses, see Hunting (disambiguation). Boar hunting, tacuinum sanitatis casanatensis (14th century) Hunting is the practice of pursuing any l … Wikipedia
hunting — /hun ting/, n. 1. the act of a person, animal, or thing that hunts. 2. Elect. the periodic oscillating of a rotating electromechanical system about a mean space position, as in a synchronous motor. adj. 3. of, for, engaged in, or used while… … Universalium
hunting — Spain, widely regarded as the hunting reserve of Europe, has more land area devoted to hunting than any other EU country, provides more than 20,000 permanent jobs in gamekeeping alone, and employs around two million temporary workers during… … Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture
hunting — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big game, deer, fox (usually fox hunting), etc. ▪ He was killed by a lion while big game hunting in Africa. ▪ commercial … Collocations dictionary
