poaching

[ poh-ching ]

/ ˈpoʊ tʃɪŋ /

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noun

the illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game without the landowner's permission.

any encroachment on another's property, rights, ideas, or the like.

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Origin of poaching

First recorded in 1605–15; poach¹ + -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM poaching

an·ti·poach·ing, adjective

Words nearby poaching

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Now poaching is on the rise and wildlife conservation in peril.
Ebola Could Deal a Death Blow to Africa’s Wildlife|Brandon Presser|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We are reaching a point where deaths from poaching and natural mortality are overtaking the birth rate,” Cathy Dean said.
Borana Joins the Fight to Save Kenya’s Rhinos…and Wants You to Help Too|Joanna Eede|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hillary Clinton has made the end of poaching her cause célèbre since leaving office.
Clinton Unites African Leaders in Her Crusade Against Poaching|Nina Strochlic|September 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sarkozy has looked to repeat his 2007 feat of poaching far-right support, while paying lip service to the centrists he needs.
Against All Odds, Can Sarkozy Pull Out an Election Win vs. Hollande?|Tracy McNicoll|May 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST

He suspected that the driver, who was identified as Cody Alan Legebokoff, was poaching in the backwoods.
A Teen Serial Killer in Canada?|Christine Pelisek|October 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The head master held poaching to be the deadliest of sins, and poaching on Fernwood especially heinous.
The Arrival of Jimpson|Ralph Henry Barbour
Every one of these poaching fellows has the hunter's instinct strongly developed, and neither fines nor gaol can frighten them.
The Chequers|James Runciman
In poaching, as in everything else, there are varieties of taste, and degrees of superiority.
Le Morvan, [A District of France,] Its Wild Sports, Vineyards and Forests; with Legends, Antiquities, Rural and Local Sketches|Henri de Crignelle
They pretend there's a right of way along the cliffs, and it's nothing on earth but an excuse for poaching.
A Fortunate Term|Angela Brazil
I need hardly say that in a long life of poaching there were many occasions when I was brought to book.
The Confessions of a Poacher|Anonymous

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