Noun | 1. | hunting - the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport Synonyms: hunt |
2. | hunting - the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone | |
3. | hunting - the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts Synonyms: hunt |
HUNTING. The act of pursuing and taking wild animals; the chase.
2. The chase gives a kind of title by occupancy, by which the hunter
acquires a right or property in the game which he captures. In the United
States, the right of hunting is universal, and limited only so far as to
exclude hunters from committing injuries to private property or to the
public; as, by shooting on public roads. Vide Feroe naturae; Occupancy.