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DRED SCOTT
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• DRED SCOTT (noun)
The noun DRED SCOTT has 1 sense:
1. United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
Familiarity information: DRED SCOTT used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Dred Scott; Scott
Instance hypernyms:
slave (a person who is owned by someone)
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