HyperDic: john_marshall

English > 1 sense of the expression John Marshall:
NOUNperson John Marshall, MarshallUnited States jurist
English > John Marshall: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles / principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835).
SynonymMarshall
Instance ofchief justiceThe judge who presides over a supreme court
jurist, legal expertA legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
SpanishJohn Marshall
CatalanJohn Marshall, Marshall

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