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Beasts of the forest

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Beasts of the chase and hart, hind, hare, boar and wolf.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

See Beasts of the Chase.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In English law. The hart, hind, hare, boar, and wolf. Co. Litt. 233a.

Defined under Beast in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In English Jaw. The hart, hind, hare, boar, and wolf. Co. Litt. 233.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

[Lat. ferae sylvestres.] In English law. The hart, hind, hare, boar and wolf. Manwood, part 2, c. 4, n. 1. Co. Litt. 233 a. Legally, the term includes all wild beasts of venery. Id. ibid.