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A stray.
verb - to wander from the proper area or course
ESTRAY - Estray, in law, is any domestic animal found wandering at large or lost, particularly if the owner is unknown. In most cases this includes domesticat...
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| Animal that has escaped from its owner |
| Potential development programme re wayward creature |
| Escaped animal |
| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Dec 28 2018 Thomas Joseph - King Feature Syndicate |
| Jan 14 2012 New York Times |
| May 5 2006 The Times - Cryptic |
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| (1) "bEstrayb" bmeansb stray livestock, stray exotic livestock, stray bison, or stray exotic fowl. (2) "Perilous condition" bmeansb a circumstance or condition in which capture and impoundment of an bestrayb presents an immediate threat to law enforcement personnel or to the health of the bestrayb. |
| A stray. |
| To stray. |
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Estray, in law, is any domestic animal found wandering at large or lost, particularly if the owner is unknown. In most cases this includes domesticated animals and not pets. * Under early English common law, estrays were forfeited to the king or lord of the manor; under modern statutes, provision is made for taking up stray animals and acquiring either title to them or a lien for the expenses incurred in keeping them. A person taking up an estray has a qualified ownership in it, which becomes absolute if the owner fails to claim the animal within the statutory time limit. Whether the animal escaped through the owner's negligence or through the wrongful act of a third person is immaterial. If the owner reclaims the estray, he is liable for reasonable costs of its upkeep. The use of an estray during the period of qualified ownership, other than for its own preservation or for the benefit of the owner, is not authorized. Some statutes limit the right to take up estrays to certain classes of |