deerslaughter en · NOUN
Etymology
From deer + slaughter. Compare manslaughter.
Meanings
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(rare, uncountable) The killing of a deer, the slaughter of deer; cervicide.
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), ...
1971, Ramparts:... 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.
2009, Nate Jordon, Various, Monkey Puzzle #6, Monkey Puzzle Press, →ISBN, page 7: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.
1883, Lippincott's Monthly Magazine: A Popular Journal of General Literature:
Translations (4)
nl hertmoord (killing of deer) · ca cervicidi (killing of deer) · fr cérvicide (killing of deer) · es cervicidio (killing of deer)