Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

witherspoon-excludable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: with-er-spoon-ex-clud-able
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

6

Syllables

17

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is utterly opposed to capital punishment and therefore may be excluded as a juror.

American usage

Etymology

In reference to the legal case Witherspoon v. Illinois.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

Witherspoon-excludables (plural)

Questions

What does witherspoon-excludable mean?: A person who is utterly opposed to capital punishment and therefore may be excluded as a juror.
Where does witherspoon-excludable come from?: In reference to the legal case Witherspoon v. Illinois.

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