Control a person intentionally exercises toward a thing in law

A parrot on a stand is holding a dog's collar with its claws; two small terriers look up hoping the parrot will release it. Mezzotint by A. Lucas after J. Bateman, 18--.

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A parrot on a stand is holding a dog's collar with its claws; two small terriers look up hoping the parrot will release it. Mezzotint by A. Lucas after J. Bateman, 18--.