Roger Brooke Taney

Definitions of Roger Brooke Taney
  1. noun
    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
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    chief justice
    the judge who presides over a supreme court
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