Jeffreys

[ jef-reez ]

noun

1. George 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem, 1648–89, English jurist.
2. Sir Harold, 1891–1989, British geophysicist and astronomer.

Jeffreys

/ ˈdʒɛfrɪz /

noun

1. JeffreysGeorge?16451689MEnglishLAW: judge George, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem. ?1645–89, English judge, notorious for his brutality at the "Bloody Assizes" (1685), where those involved in Monmouth's rebellion were tried

Example Sentences

Those lauded British roots, contends Jeffreys-Jones, are in some ways mythical.

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Jeffreys was gone nearly half an hour and Harry was beginning to get alarmed, when he came back.

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“Who but our fellow townsman, Sim Jeffreys, whining and groaning to beat the band,” continued the narrator.

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Sim Jeffreys told us the other day that they had come up with only a small amount of food along.

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Jeffreys was openly brutal; while Eldon covered his tyranny under the 'most accomplished indifference.'

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Excuse me, I think Jeffreys and Fitzsimmons more amusing topics.

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