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taney

/ˈtɔː.ni/

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noun

/ˈtɔː.ni/C2formalamerican
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к американскому юристу, который занимал пост председателя Верховного суда и запомнился своим решением о том, что рабы и их потомки не имеют прав граждан (1777-1864).

A proper noun referring to a United States jurist who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court, remembered for his ruling that slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens (1777-1864).

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Roger B. TaneyC1formalamerican

    An American jurist who served as the fifth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1836 until his death in 1864. He is most remembered for his controversial ruling in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case, which declared that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be American citizens.

    ruРоджер Б. Тони

    • Chief Justice Taney delivered the majority opinion in the Dred Scott case.
    • Taney's ruling in 1857 deepened the national divide over slavery.
    • Historians often debate the legacy of Roger B. Taney.