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pre-furman

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
pre--fur-man
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prior to Furman v. Georgia, a 1972 legal case that ruled on the requirement for a degree of consistency in the application of the death penalty, leading to a de facto moratorium on capital punishment throughout the United States until 1976.

American usage

Etymology

From pre- + Furman.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Phrases

post-Gregg

Frequently Paired Words

post-Gregg

Questions

What does pre-furman mean?
Prior to Furman v. Georgia, a 1972 legal case that ruled on the requirement for a degree of consistency in the application of the death penalty, leading to a de facto moratorium on capital punishment throughout the United States until 1976.
Where does pre-furman come from?
From pre- + Furman.

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