Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

government trophy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: gov-ern-men-t tro-phy
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A trophy (part or all of an animal taken as a prize by a hunter) that legally belongs to the government because the animal had protected status.

Example Sentences

"Any person who by any means obtains possession of any Government trophy is required to make a report forthwith to an authorised officer and deliver the item to the officer (sec. 39)"
"For offences relating to possession, sale, purchase and government trophies, the burden of proving that the possession was lawful or the sale, purchase or other transaction was lawful or the accused had assumed possession of the trophy in order to comply with the requirements of the Act or that the trophy is not a government trophy, shall lie on the person charged."
"A rhinoceros horn is regarded as a government trophy and being in possession of one or transferring it or dealing in it is prohibited. Being in unlawful possession of a government trophy or failing to make a report of obtaining possession of a government trophy is also an offence."

Inflected Forms

government trophies (plural)

Questions

What does government trophy mean?: A trophy (part or all of an animal taken as a prize by a hunter) that legally belongs to the government because the animal had protected status.

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