(Encyclopedia) Black Sox scandal, episode in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox, the American League champions, were banned from baseball in 1921 for having conspired with gamblers to throw…
(Encyclopedia) solicitor, in English law, person duly admitted to practice before the supreme court of judicature. He is the agent of the person whose suit he handles, and is distinguished from a…
(Encyclopedia) Balfour, Sir James, d. 1583, Scottish judge and politician. Captured (1547) at St. Andrews after the murder of Cardinal Beaton, he served a sentence in the French galleys and on his…
(Encyclopedia) habeas corpushabeas corpushāˈbēəs kôrˈpəs [key] [Lat.,=you should have the body], writ directed by a judge to some person who is detaining another, commanding him to bring the body of…
(Encyclopedia) Posner, Richard AllenPosner, Richard Allenpōzˈnər [key], 1939–, American jurist and author, b. New York City, grad. Yale (A.B., 1959), Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1962). He clerked for…
(Encyclopedia) vase, vessel of pottery, glass, metal, stone, wood, or synthetic material. The pottery vase was anciently employed as a container for water (a hydria), wine and other products (an…
WHAT IS THE MOON MADE OF? HOW DOES THE MOON AFFECT EARTH? PhasesFIND OUT MOREIn space, the closest object to Earth is the Moon. It orbits Earth, and appears to change shape as it moves—the…
(Encyclopedia) Dyer, EliphaletDyer, Eliphaletəlĭfˈəlĭtˌ [key], 1721–1807, American jurist, b. Windham, Conn. After serving in the state legislature for several years, Dyer took part in the French and…
(Encyclopedia) Delany, Martin RobinsonDelany, Martin Robinsondəlāˈnē [key], 1812–85, American black leader, b. Charles Town, Va. (now in West Virginia). The son of free blacks, he attended a black…
(Encyclopedia) DeborahDeborahdĕbˈōrə [key], in the Bible, prophetess and judge of Israel, the only woman to hold that office. Under her guidance Barak conquered Sisera and delivered Israel from the…
