Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

son of sam law

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: son of sam law
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any law designed to prevent criminals from profiting from the publicity around their crimes, as for example allowing the state to seize profits and distribute them to victims.

Etymology

The first such law was created in New York after the "Son of Sam" murders committed by serial killer David Berkowitz.

Inflected Forms

Son of Sam laws (plural)

Questions

What does son of sam law mean?: Any law designed to prevent criminals from profiting from the publicity around their crimes, as for example allowing the state to seize profits and distribute them to victims.
Where does son of sam law come from?: The first such law was created in New York after the "Son of Sam" murders committed by serial killer David Berkowitz.

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