Aucupium

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In old English law. A catching at; a taking advantage of trivial mistakes, or oversights. Aucupia verbornin sunt judiee indigna: catchings at words are unworthy of a judge.

Lat. [from auceps, a fowler.] A catching tit; the taking advantage of, or laying stress upon trivial mis* takes, or oversights. Aucupia verborum suntjudice indigna; catchings at words are unworthy of a judge. Moh, 343. See Auceps syllabarum.