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Home Dictionary Name: fox huntingFox hunting
Pertaining to or engaged in the hunting of foxes fond of hunting foxes...
Fox
A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes family Canidaelig of many species The European fox V vulgaris or V vulpes the American red fox V fulvus the American gray fox V Virginianus and the arctic white or blue fox V lagopus are well known species...
Brant fox
A kind of fox found in Sweden Vulpes alopex smaller than the common fox Vulpes vulgaris but probably a variety of it...
Hunting
Hunting, trapping of birds which comes within the purview of the meaning of the term 'hunting' is thus prohibited in terms of s. 9 of the Act, Chief Forest Officer v. Nisar Khan, AIR 2003 SC 1867 (1869): (2003) 4 SCC 595. [Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, s. 2(16)]With its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, includes:(a) killing or poisoning of any wild animal or captive animal and every attempt to do so;(b) capturing, coursing, snaring, trapping, driving or baiting any wild or captive animal and every attempt to do so;(c) injuring or destroying or taking any part of the body of any such animal or, in the case of wild birds or reptiles, damaging the eggs of such birds or reptiles, or disturbing the eggs or nests of such birds or reptiles. [Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of 1972), s. (16)]...
Dog fox
A male fox See the Note under Dog n 6...
Flying fox
a fruit bat of the genus Pteropus which has a head resembling that of a fox...
Foxes
See Fox n 7...
Kid fox
A young fox...
Fox's Act
Fox's Act, 32 Geo. 3, c. 60 [the (English) Libel Act, 1792], which secured to juries, upon indictments for libel, the right of pronouncing a general verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter in issue, and no longer bound them to find a verdict of guilty on proof of the publication of the paper charged to be a libel, and of the sense ascribed to it in the indictment. See LIBEL. Consult Odgers on Libel....
Hunt
To search for or follow after as game or wild animals to chase to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing to follow with dogs or guns for sport or exercise as to hunt a deer...
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