Baby Moses law
Baby Moses law noun: a statute that decriminalizes the leaving of (unharmed) infants with certain designated private persons so that they become wards of the state.
Noun
Baby Moses law (plural Baby Moses laws)
Forms of Baby Moses law
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Origin of Baby Moses law
A reference to the Biblical story, related in Exodus chapter 2, in which the baby Moses is abandoned by the river Nile and found by the pharaoh's daughter.
Questions about Baby Moses law
- What does Baby Moses law mean?
- Baby Moses law means a statute that decriminalizes the leaving of (unharmed) infants with certain designated private persons so that they become wards of the state.
- What part of speech is Baby Moses law?
- Baby Moses law is a noun.
- What is the plural of Baby Moses law?
- The plural of Baby Moses law is Baby Moses laws.
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