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Decoy [probably fr. kooy, Dut., a cage], a place made for catching wild water-fowl. As to the rights of an owner of such a place, see Carrington v. Taylor, (1809) 11 East 571; 11 Mod 74, though the decision in this case is overruled by Allen v. Flood, 1898AC 1.The word 'decoy' means to entire, tempt, lure of allure. There can be no such thing as 'forcibly decoy is a person from his place of residence. The word implies enticement or luring by means of some fraud, trick, or temptation, but excludes the idea of force. (Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.)...
Decoy
To lead into danger by artifice to lure into a net or snare to entrap to insnare to allure to entice as to decoy troops into an ambush to decoy ducks into a net...
Decoy duck
A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy hence a person employed to lure others into danger...
Decoyer
One who decoys another...
Decoy man
A man employed in decoying wild fowl...
inveigle
inveigle in·vei·gled in·vei·gling : to lure by false representations or other deceit [whoever unlawfully…s, decoys, kidnaps, abducts, or carries away and holds for ransom or reward or otherwise any person…shall be punished by imprisonment "U.S. Code"] ...
Badger game
The method of blackmailing by decoying a person into a compromising situation and extorting money by threats of exposure...
Birdcall
A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate...
Perchant
A bird tied by the foot to serve as decoy to other birds by its fluttering...
Child-stealing
Child-stealing. See the (English) Offences against the Person Act,1861, s. 56, which applies to children under fourteen, and punishes decoying either by force or fraud....
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