Abigeat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈbɪd͡ʒi.ət/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Abigeat is a noun meaning (archaic) Theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.
Meaning
(archaic) Theft of cattle by driving it away with the intention of feloniously appropriating it.
Example Sentences
The shepherds of the Golden Age let their flocks out to pasture without fearing the abigeat, they feared only the wild beasts.
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 offense
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 […]
Synonyms for abigeat
Depending on context, synonyms include rustling.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abactor, sheepstealing, agistment, rustling, van-dragging, abatage.
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