English Explanatory Dictionary

Witherspoon-excludable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who is utterly opposed to capital punishment and therefore may be excluded as a juror.

Word forms

Witherspoon-excludable Witherspoon-excludables

Etymology

In reference to the legal case Witherspoon v. Illinois.

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