Cattle

/ˈkætəl/

Definitions

  1. (n.) Domesticated bovine animals, especially those defined as property under agricultural or livestock laws.
    The farmer's liability for injury included the cattle wandering onto the highway.

Commentary

In legal contexts, 'cattle' is always treated as plural noun referring to domesticated bovine animals as property, relevant in property and agricultural law.

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