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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

Theows, Theowmen, or Thews

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

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.

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Uncured trophy

Uncured trophy, means the whole of any part of any captive animal or wild animal, other than vermin, which has not undergone a process of taxidermy, and includes a

Coursing

follow by sight and not by scent and capture it by their swiftness. As to the coursing of captive animals, see the (English) Protection of Animals Act, 1911, s. 1, sub-s. 3 (b); Aplin v. Porritt, (1893)

Becharm

To charm to captivate

Birds

Poultry Act, 1911, and the Protection of Animals Act, 1911, as to cruelty to birds; and the (English) Captive Birds Shooting (Prohibition) Act, 1921, which prohibits the shooting of pigeons released from traps, etc. All wild birds

Animals

statutes are repealed and further provision made for the punishment of persons guilty of cruelty to domestic or captive animals, and the Court is empowered to order the destruction of the animal where necessary, and to deprive

Animal article

Animal article, 'animal article' means an article made from any captive animal or wild animal, other than vermin, and includes an article or object in which the whole or

Ransom

The release of a captive or of captured property by payment of a consideration redemption as prisoners hopeless of ransom

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