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Rabbit

Rabbit, also termed 'coney' in the (English) Game Act, 1831, ss. 30-32 of which render trespass in the daytime in pursuit of conies punishable on summary

Eggs

and sale of eggs under that designation, 23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 40, and see ANIMALS. Of Game.--The destruction or taking of or possessing eggs of any kind of game, or swan, wild duck, teal, or

Coney

Coney [fr. cuniculus, Lat.], a rabbit. See s. 31 of the (English) Game Act, 1831 (1 & 2 Wm. 4, c. 32), as to arrest of trespasser in pursuit of 'game

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Obsolete

Statutes, tit. 'Games and Gaming'), by which labourers and others are forbidden to play cards or other specified games 'out of Christmas,' but allowed to play them in Christmas in their masters' houses and in their masters'

Collusion

Collusion [fr. collusio, Lat., fr. colludo, to unite in the same play or game, and thus to unite for the purposes of fraud or deception], an agreement or compact between two or

Qualification Act (English)

'guns, bows, greyhounds, setting-dogs, ferrets, coney-dogs, lurchers, bags, nets, loubels, hare-pipes, gins, snares, or other engines,' for taking game-repealed, with many other Acts, by the Game Act, 1831. See GAME.

Gaming or gambling

Gaming or gambling, the playing any game of chance, as cards, dice, etc., for money, or money's worth. The still unrepealed 33 Hen. 8, c.

Gaming

Gaming, it is the act or practice of gambling on a game of chance. It is staking on chance where chance is the controlling factor, K.R. Lakshmanan (Dr.) v. State

Skat

A three handed card game played with 32 cards of which two constitute the skat sense 2 or widow The players bid for

Cards

Cards. To keep a common house for card-playing is unlawful.-Gaming Houses Act, 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. 38); and see GAMING. Cheating at cards is punishable by the Gaming Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict....

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