ANIMALS OF A BASE NATURE
\ˈanɪmə͡lz əvə bˈe͡ɪs nˈe͡ɪt͡ʃə], \ˈanɪməlz əvə bˈeɪs nˈeɪtʃə], \ˈa_n_ɪ_m_əl_z ə_v_ə b_ˈeɪ_s n_ˈeɪ_tʃ_ə]\
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Animals in which a right of property may be acquired by reclaiming them from wildness, but which, at common law. by reason of their base nature, are not regarded as possible subjects of a larceny. 3 Inst. 109; 1 Hale, P. C. 511, 512.
By Henry Campbell Black
Word of the day
hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.