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Roger Brooke Taney

DEFINITIONS OF: Roger Brooke Taney

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n 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 Taney, Taney
Example of:
chief justice
the judge who presides over a supreme court
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