JOHN MARSHALL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835)

Synonyms:

John Marshall; Marshall

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

chief justice (the judge who presides over a supreme court)

jurist; legal expert (a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations)

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