BABY ACT
\bˈe͡ɪbi ˈakt], \bˈeɪbi ˈakt], \b_ˈeɪ_b_i_ ˈa_k_t]\
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plea of infancy, interposed for the purpose of defeating an action upon a contract made while the person was a minor, is vulgarly called "pleading the baby act." By extension, the term is applied to a plea of the statute of limitations. pp
By Henry Campbell Black
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