Question

1. the illegal practice of trespassing on anothers property to hunt or steal game without the landowners permission. 2. any encroachment on anothers rights, ideas, or the like. 3. the cooking of food in a hot liquid that is kept just below the boiling point. which is the best meaning of poaching based upon the context of this passage? \the dispossessed party had never acquiesced in the judgment of the courts, and a long series of poaching affrays and similar scandals had embittered the relationships between the families for three generations.\ a only telling part of the truth while combining facts with some ambiguous falsehoods

Explanation:

The passage mentions "poaching affrays" in the context of a dispossessed party not accepting court judgment and family - to - family bitterness. This suggests a conflict - related context. Among the given meanings, trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game (an illegal and conflict - inducing act) is most relevant here as it can lead to affrays (noisy quarrels or fights).

Answer:

1. the illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game without the landowner's permission.