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To: lawdog who wrote (22756)7/6/2000 10:50:46 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 769667
 
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

Well, you are right that SI is full of idiots......
Main Entry: 1fel·on
Pronunciation: 'fe-l&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French felon, fel evildoer, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German fillen to beat, whip, fel skin -- more at FELL
Date: 13th century
1 : one who has committed a felony



To: lawdog who wrote (22756)7/6/2000 10:54:10 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769667
 
Also from Mirriam- Webster:Main Entry: 1bar
Pronunciation: 'bär
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English barre, from Middle French
Date: 12th century

3 a (1) : the railing in a courtroom that encloses the place about the judge where prisoners are stationed or where the business of the court is transacted in civil cases (2) : COURT, TRIBUNAL (3) : a particular system of courts (4) : an authority or tribunal that hands down judgment b (1) : the barrier in the English Inns of Court that formerly separated the seats of the benchers or readers from the body of the hall occupied by the students (2) : the whole body of barristers or lawyers qualified to practice in the courts of any jurisdiction (3) : the profession of barrister or lawyer



To: lawdog who wrote (22756)7/6/2000 10:59:49 PM
From: jlallen  Respond to of 769667
 
LOL!! Its posts like that that leave me without a doubt as to why people have such a low opinion of my chosen profession. JLA