game lawn.

Brit.

/ˈɡeɪm lɔː/, U.S.

/ˈɡeɪm ˌlɔ/,

/ˈɡeɪm ˌlɑ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: game n., law n.¹

Etymology: < game n. + law n.¹

1. A law enacted for the preservation or protection of game. Chiefly in plural. Cf. game act n. at game n. Compounds 4a.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > types of laws > [noun] > relating to game or poaching

game law1705

Black Act1789

1705 (title) The game law: or, a collection of the laws and statutes made for the preservation of the game of this kingdom.

1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xxxiii. Though the forest-laws are now mitigated..yet from this root has sprung up a bastard slip known by the name of the game-law.

1823 S. Smith in Edinb. Rev. Oct. 54 The game laws have been carried to a pitch of oppression which is a disgrace to the country.

1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. §472 This early game-law was primarily intended to stop the meetings of labourers and artificers.

1929 Times 24 Aug. 9 Strict game laws protect animals of Swedish origin.

1945 C. Barrett Austral. Bird Life 37 Only one of our hawks, the graceful little nankeen kestrel.., enjoys game law protection.

1999 M. Shoard Right to Roam iii. 121 Few people actually went to the gallows for breaking the game laws and poaching, say, a single fish.

2. figurative. A protective injunction regarded as comparable to such a law. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > injunction or instruction > an injunction or instruction

charge138.

advisementa1387

instruction1410

jointc1475

injunction1526

special order1547

direction1576

encharge1595

direct1615

directing1632

directive1642

game law1820

mot d'ordre1905

1820 W. Irving Sketch Bk. I. 165 The library was a kind of literary ‘preserve’, subject to game laws.

1869 A. J. Evans Vashti xii. 155 It is high time, it seems to me, that a moral game-law were passed for the preservation of the wild and vagrant feelings of human nature.

1910 E. H. Abbott Molly Make-believe ii. 30 There seems to be a game law on diamonds this year; they practically fine you for buying them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	game law
释义	game lawn. Brit. /ˈɡeɪm lɔː/, U.S. /ˈɡeɪm ˌlɔ/, /ˈɡeɪm ˌlɑ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: game n., law n.¹ Etymology: < game n. + law n.¹ 1. A law enacted for the preservation or protection of game. Chiefly in plural. Cf. game act n. at game n. Compounds 4a. ΘΚΠ society > law > types of laws > [noun] > relating to game or poaching game law1705 Black Act1789 1705 (title) The game law: or, a collection of the laws and statutes made for the preservation of the game of this kingdom. 1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xxxiii. Though the forest-laws are now mitigated..yet from this root has sprung up a bastard slip known by the name of the game-law. 1823 S. Smith in Edinb. Rev. Oct. 54 The game laws have been carried to a pitch of oppression which is a disgrace to the country. 1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. §472 This early game-law was primarily intended to stop the meetings of labourers and artificers. 1929 Times 24 Aug. 9 Strict game laws protect animals of Swedish origin. 1945 C. Barrett Austral. Bird Life 37 Only one of our hawks, the graceful little nankeen kestrel.., enjoys game law protection. 1999 M. Shoard Right to Roam iii. 121 Few people actually went to the gallows for breaking the game laws and poaching, say, a single fish. 2. figurative. A protective injunction regarded as comparable to such a law. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > injunction or instruction > an injunction or instruction charge138. advisementa1387 instruction1410 jointc1475 injunction1526 special order1547 direction1576 encharge1595 direct1615 directing1632 directive1642 game law1820 mot d'ordre1905 1820 W. Irving Sketch Bk. I. 165 The library was a kind of literary ‘preserve’, subject to game laws. 1869 A. J. Evans Vashti xii. 155 It is high time, it seems to me, that a moral game-law were passed for the preservation of the wild and vagrant feelings of human nature. 1910 E. H. Abbott Molly Make-believe ii. 30 There seems to be a game law on diamonds this year; they practically fine you for buying them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1705
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