Chase
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
The liberty or franchise of hunting one's self and keeping protected against all other persons beasts of the chase within a specified district, without regard to the ownership of the land.
2 Bl. Comm. 414- 416.
The district within which such privilege is to be exercised. A chase is a franchise granted to a subject, and hence is not subject to the forest laws.
2 Bl. Comm. 38.
It differs from a park, because it may be another's ground, and is not inclosed. It is said by some to be smaller than a forest, and larger than a park.
Termes de la Ley
But this seems to be a customary incident, and not an essential quality. The act of acquiring possession of ani-