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TANEY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; remembered for his ruling that slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens (1777-1864)
Synonyms:
Roger Brooke Taney; Roger Taney; Taney
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
chief justice (the judge who presides over a supreme court)
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