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Baiting

Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1914)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

To bait is to attack with violence; to provoke and harass. 2 A. & E. Encyc. 63; L. R. 9 Q. B. 3S0. BAL/ENA. A large fish, called by Blackstone a whale. Of this the king had the head and the queen the tail as a perquisite whenever one was taken on the coast of England. Trynne, Ann. Reg. 127; 1 Bla. Com. 221.