Marcellus

[ mahr-sel-uhs ]

noun

1. Marcus Claudius, 268?–208 b.c., Roman general and consul.

Marcellus

/ mɑːˈsɛləs /

noun

1. MarcellusMarcus Claudius?268 bc208 bcMRomanMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: consul Marcus Claudius (ˈmɑːkəs ˈklɔːdɪəs). ?268–208 bc , Roman general and consul, who captured Syracuse (212) in the Second Punic War

Example Sentences

Last month, Marcellus Williams was executed in Missouri despite questions over his conviction.

From Salon

For Sarat and Hoag-Fordjour, Glossip's case rings eerily similar to that of Marcellus Williams, a Missouri man who was convicted of murder, sentenced to death and executed last month after several eleventh-hour appeals for clemency and stays on his execution failed.

From Salon

"But as is true in the Marcellus Williams case, in the end, the more the Supreme Court allows these very problematic cases to result in an execution, the more it fuels doubts about whether this country should continue to sentence people to death and execute people."

From Salon

His case, along with the high court’s recent refusal to stay the execution of Marcellus Williams, sheds light on a troubling trend.

From Slate

Just last month, the state of Missouri executed Marcellus Williams, despite the fact that the St. Louis prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell, whose office convicted Williams back in 2001, had petitioned the court to overturn the conviction and stop the execution.

From Slate