Poaching, in law, the illegal shooting, trapping, or taking of game, fish, or plants from private property or from a place where such practices are specially reserved or forbidden. Poaching is a major existential threat to numerous wild organisms worldwide and is an important contributor to biodiversity loss.

Poaching is one of the so-called “ moist heat ” methods of cooking, along with boiling and simmering. Of the three, poaching uses the lowest heat, boiling the hottest, and simmering somewhere in between. Poaching generally means cooking foods in water, stock, or wine, but you can use any liquid within reason, such as vinegar or fruit juice.

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