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hunting permit

hunting permit

1 3.4
An official document that allows a person to hunt and kill a certain animal during a set time
  • noun
  • /ˈhʌntɪŋ pərˈmɪt/
  • Formal
translation icon : permiso de caza
  • I told them I was going to come back with a hunting permit, but they know I'm not allowed to own guns.
  • a public hunting permit
  • an annual hunting permit
  • issue hunting permits

Examples

  • In a dramatic turnaround for human-wolf relations, wildlife officials from Wisconsin recently began issuing hunting permits allowing gamesmen to kill the formerly 'endangered' animals.

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  • Are you sure you wanna issue those special hunting permits?

  • Three others in his hunting party pleaded guilty to breaching their hunting permits by hunting after dark and on Conservation Department land, and were fined $2500 each.

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  • And whatever you do, you're not going to research how Douglas is officially known as the home of the 'jackalope,' and how hunting permits are sold for the jackalope hunting season, which runs on June 31 from midnight to 2 a.m.

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  • If you don't obtain a limited-entry cougar hunting permit this year, no problem—you can still hunt cougars in Utah.

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  • Hunters must carry their hunting permit at all times while in the field.

  • To legally hunt elk in Colorado, you need to purchase a hunting permit before the season starts.

  • Each hunting permit specifies the type of game, the hunting area, and the dates when hunting is allowed.

Synonyms

permit
vshunting permit
262 2.1

An official paper that lets someone do something

is limited to killing particular species during a specified period
hunting license
vshunting permit
  • Formal
5 3.0

Official permission to hunt certain animals in a set area and time

focuses on species and time rather than specific geographic area
game license
vshunting permit
  • Formal
5.1

Official paper that lets a person hunt a specific animal like deer or turkey during a set time

is the same in meaning but uses a different common term

Surface Forms

Morphology

hunting + permit

The meaning 'an official document that allows a person to hunt...' is directly derivable from combining 'hunting' (pursuing wild animals) with 'permit' (a document granting permission). This noun+noun compositional pattern is common across languages and follows standard English compound logic, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Hunting permit is the name for the official paper that 'allows' a person to hunt. The first word hunting shows the activity and the second word permit is the paper you must show to a ranger, so the phrase means the document that lets someone hunt.