abigeat
/əˈbɪd͡ʒi.ət/
abigeat noun: theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.
Noun
abigeat (uncountable)
- Theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.
- But the driving away of goods, or taking away, and detaining, another mans boat, without violence, by the number of 10 preſent, is a wrong, unwarrantable, and oppreſſive act, and a ſort of abigeat and thift, but is not properly a ryot […]1676 [published 1848], John Lauder, Historical Notices of Scotish Affairs, T. Constable, vol 1., page 101
- The contracting Republics [...] do hereby agree, reciprocally, to surrender persons [...] having committed [...] any of the following crimes, to wit: homicide, [...] abigeat (cattle stealing), [...] and, in general, any crime or offense1906, International Bureau of the American Republics, Monthly bulletin of the International Bureau of the American Republics, General Treaty of Peace and Amity, Arbitration, Commerce, etc., Concluded...
- Synonyms:
- rustling
abigeat meaning in Tamil
abigeat in Tamil
- கால்நடைத் திருட்டு, ஆனிரை கவர்தல்
Synonyms of abigeat
Origin of abigeat
From Latin abigeatus, from the verb ab agō (“to drive”).
Questions about abigeat
- What does abigeat mean?
- Abigeat means theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.
- What is abigeat in Tamil?
- Abigeat in Tamil is கால்நடைத் திருட்டு, ஆனிரை கவர்தல். See Abigeat meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is abigeat?
- Abigeat is a noun.
- How do you pronounce abigeat?
- Abigeat is pronounced /əˈbɪd͡ʒi.ət/.
Words near abigeat in the dictionary
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