ROGER TANEY

Pronunciation (US):

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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:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

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

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