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closed season

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noun

a period, usually for a specific part of the year, during which angling or hunting for a given species is legally prohibited.

closed season on ducks.

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closed season

From 2020 to 2024, there were no prosecutions at courts for the offence "burning whins in closed season", but the setting of gorse fires more generally can be prosecuted as arson.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025

Still another proposal calls for a closed season on conch.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

The Golden Knights closed season 6-3-2, with the regulation losses coming against non-playoff teams: Arizona, Edmonton and Calgary.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 9, 2018

Their lavish spending in this closed season market, unparalleled to date among those expected to contend for the Premier League, is recognition of domestic inadequacy last time around.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2012

"But," said Edwarda suddenly, "what do you live on when it's closed season for all game?"

From Pan by Knut Hamsun

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