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Garland, Merrick Brian

(Encyclopedia) Garland, Merrick Brian, 1952–, American government official and judge, b. Chicago, grad. Harvard (A.B. 1974, J.D. 1977). He was special assistant to the U.S. attorney general (1979–81…

Sentence Agreement: Walk This Way

Walk This WaySentence AgreementIntroductionCollective NounsIndefinite PronounsWalk This WayAgree to Disagree Now you know the main rules of agreement, so the rest of this business must be a piece…

Haleakala National Park

(Encyclopedia) Haleakala National ParkHaleakala National Parkhäˌlāäˌkäläˈ [key], 29,824 acres (12,074 hectares), on Maui island, Hawaii. Haleakala volcano, 10,023 ft (3,055 m) high, has been dormant…

Othniel

(Encyclopedia) OthnielOthnielŏthˈnēĕl [key], in the Bible, first judge of Israel after the death of Joshua. For capturing a city he was given as wife Caleb's daughter Achsah.

DK Space: Mercury

WHAT IS THE TEMPERATURE ON MERCURY? WHAT IS MERCURY’S SURFACE LIKE? FIND OUT MOREA rocky sphere, with a huge iron core, Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. It can sometimes be glimpsed from…

Hughes, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Hughes, Thomas, 1822–96, English author. A lawyer, Hughes eventually became a judge; he was also a Liberal member of Parliament and worked assiduously for social reforms. His novel of…

Elon

(Encyclopedia) ElonElonēˈlŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 Hittite father-in-law of Esau. 2 Ancestor of the Elonites. 3 Judge of Israel. 4 Danite town.

Holt, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Holt, Joseph, 1807–94, American public official, judge advocate general of the U.S. army (1862–75), b. Breckinridge co., Ky. He became a widely known lawyer and political speaker in…

Day, William Rufus

(Encyclopedia) Day, William Rufus, 1849–1923, American statesman and associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1903–22), b. Ravenna, Ohio. Admitted (1872) to the bar, Day practiced law in Ohio and…

Parker, Alton Brooks

(Encyclopedia) Parker, Alton Brooks, 1852–1926, American jurist, U.S. presidential candidate (1904), b. Cortland, N.Y. He practiced law in Kingston, N.Y., and was (1877–85) surrogate of Ulster co., N…