Bovicidal

"Bovicidal" in a Sentence (3 examples)

But if the social scientists and educators undertake such a project jointly in a spirit of experimentation and with bovicidal collaboration against the accumulated sacred cows, the possibilities of success are greatly enhanced.

Particular rules: a famous, and much discussed, example from Biblical law is the rule relating to the bovicidal ox: Exodus 21:35, in terms of content, is identical to paragraph 53 of the laws of Eshnunna.

Exodus 21:28–36 deals with cases involving cattle that are homicidal or bovicidal.

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