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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

/ ˈɛڰɪ /

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
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Elle Jeffreys, William's girlfriend, told the court she had "lost a future we had both planned and prepared for".

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Garret Dillahunt’s character, Alfred Jeffreys, is a man of few words, but he has some pretty interesting turns of phrase, like the one you mentioned.

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The original band was made up of Harley, Jean-Paul Crocker, drummer Stuart Elliott, bassist Paul Jeffreys and guitarist Nick Jones.

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Aug. 22 to the 1400 block of Sallie Jeffreys Way for a report of a person getting hit by a car, according to the Corona Police Department.

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Mr Rickman, who is deputy president of the Farmers' Union of Wales, recently brought in 26-year-old Sean Jeffreys as a partner at his 84-hectare farm near Bethlehem, Carmarthenshire.

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