Some centuries ago, in the royal forests of England the penalty was higher for deerslaughter than for manslaughter; but that was unreasonable, and the present arrangement shows the progress of law-reform.
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Deerslaughter
Synonyms for "deerslaughter"
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Translations
4 translations across 4 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- cervicidi noun (killing of deer)
Dutch
1 entries- hertmoord noun (killing of deer)
French
1 entries- cérvicide noun (killing of deer)
Spanish
1 entries- cervicidio noun (killing of deer)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
They have behaved badly: charges against them now stand at murder of one kitten, chickenslaughter in the second degree, deerslaughter in the first degree, conspiracy to kill more deer, attempted murder of a goat (two overt acts), ...
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... until I noticed a mangled carcass splayed across the breakdown lane, decided to stop and inspect it and took notes on the anatomy of victims of vehicular deerslaughter.
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