game law

American  

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of game law

First recorded in 1705–15

Example Sentences

In the Vegas game, law enforcement says organizers deployed a rigged shuffling machine that they had secretly tampered with to ensure their success.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Mark Methenitis, an attorney who has long chronicled issues in video game law, said that society is not yet at the point where virtual assaults should be considered criminal.

From The Guardian • Oct. 26, 2016

Few ever wanted to hunt with bows and arrows, and the game law happened to be worded in a way that specified that big game might be taken only with a certain type of firearm.

From Time Magazine Archive

Because fewer ducks are winging South each season, the Foundation has been inclined to discount the importance of overshooting, modern firearms, lax game law enforcement as causes of duck decline.

From Time Magazine Archive

“But you will hire him, and give him a chance to quit breaking the game law and make an honest living,” said the sheriff.

From Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887 by Elverson, James