Definition of "poaching" []

• Present participle of poach. (verb)
• Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting. (noun)

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• "With the president delaying his choice of a new director of national intelligence, the U.S. intelligence community may be vulnerable, says one former official, to what he called poaching -- Soledad."
• "Go ahead and shoot anyone who gives you the "yes, poaching is OK" opinion."
• "And I know poaching is wrong, I am a very strong believer in hunting."