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Eayes dropping

Defined in 1 dictionary — Kinney (1893)

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

In English law. The offense of listening under walls or windows, or the eaves of a house, and thereupon to frame slanderous and mischievous tales, — a misdemeanor at common law.