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Trophy

Trophy, Trophy means the whole or any part of any captive animal or wild animal, other than vermin, which has been kept or preserved by any means, whether artificial

To hold someone to ransom

To hold someone to ransom, means 'to hold some-one captive and demand payment for their release, Concise Oxford English Dictionary, 2002, p. 1186.

Theows, Theowmen, or Thews

Theows, Theowmen, or Thews, slaves, captives, or bondsmen, Spelm. On Feuds, cap. 5.

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Servi

as sold themselves for a livelihood. (2) Debtors sold because they were unable to pay their debts. (3) Captives in war, retained and employed as perfect slaves. (4) Nativi, servants born as such, solely belonging to the

Charities, or Public Trusts

maids; supportation, aid, and help of young tradesmen, handicraftsmen, and persons decayed; relief or redemption of prisoners or captives; and aid or ease of any poor inhabitants, concerning payments of fifteenths, setting out of soldiers, and other

Rescue

mind, see Lunacy Act, 1890. The act or an instance of saving or freeing someone from danger or captivity, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1308. Rescue lies where a person distrains for rent or services, or

Power project

Heading 98.01) Power projects, shall mean such projects whose output or end-product is power, but shall not include captive power plants set up by projects engaged in activities other than power generation, Union of India v. Indian

Meat

or carapace, fat and flesh with or without skin, whether raw or cooked, or any wild animal or captive animal, other than a vermin. [Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), s. 2(20)] Meat, the dictionary

Fer' natur', animals

etc., even if unaware of the dog's tendency to do mischief. For the protection of wild animals in captivity, see ANIMALS. See also (English) Wild Birds Protection Acts, 1880 to 1908; and the (English) Protection of Birds

Dedicated transmission lines

to point transmission which are required for the purpose of connecting electric lines or electric plants of a captive generating plant referred to in, s. 9 or generating station referred to in, s. 10 to any transmission

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