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Boycott

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Boycott, a cant term meaning to shun, ignore and refuse to have any dealings whatsoever with a person. The word is derived from the name of an estate agent in County Mayo, Captain Boycott, one of the first persons to whom this species of persecution was applied.

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