Scotus
noun
John Duns. Duns Scotus, John.
Scotus
1 American
[skoh-tuhs]
/ ˈskoʊ təs /
noun
SCOTUS
2
American
[skoh-tuhs]
/ ˈskoʊ təs /
noun
Scotus
British
/ ˈskəʊtəs /
noun
Example Sentences
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Before the court’s current term, Roberts had joined the four liberal justices in a 5-4 decision only five times, lawyer Adam Feldman, who runs the Empirical Scotus website, told Reuters.
From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2020
Adam Feldman, the creator of the Empirical Scotus blog, provided the data cited above.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2020
"We shouldn't read too much into the fact that she's missed three days of oral arguments," said Elizabeth Slattery, host of the conservative Heritage Foundation's "Scotus 101" podcast.
From Fox News • Jan. 11, 2019
We might take a lesson from John Duns Scotus, one of the most important Franciscan theologians, who stressed the concept of “thisness,” or “haecceity.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2018
The scattered pages of Duns Scotus were put to this use, after he was banished from Oxford by the Royal Commissioners.
From Notes and Queries, Number 85, June 14, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. by Various
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