game law
noun
a law enacted for the preservation of game, as by restricting the number and kinds of game that may be taken and by designating periods of the year when specified game may be taken.
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Origin of game law
First recorded in 1705–15
Words nearby game law
game fish, game fowl, game jam, gamekeeper, gamelan, game law, game laws, gamely, Game Master, gameness, game of chance
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Example sentences from the Web for game law
The settling of new lands has driven them into closer quarters, and the game-law does much good.
The Minute Man of the Frontier|W. G. PuddefootBut it seems we are not yet done with the game-law agitation.