Griswold

American  

[griz-wawld, -wuhld] / ˈgrɪz wɔld, -wəld /

noun

1. Erwin Nathaniel, 1904–1994, U.S. lawyer and educator: dean of Harvard University Law School 1950–67.

2. a male given name.

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Example Sentences

It likely paid off financially, but it also led the actor from being Mr. Cool to being Clark Griswold in the “Vacation” movies and then the unbearable Pierce Hawthorne in what became, for him, the car crash of “Community.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Or consider Justice Kennedy’s assertion, earlier in the book, that Scalia “knew” Griswold—the 1965 case creating a constitutional right to contraception and launching an entire era of judicial constitutional creativity—“was right.”

From The Wall Street Journal

That seems odd: Scalia’s entire judicial career, promoting originalism and textualism for constraining judicial activism, stands in opposition to the judicial mindset pioneered in Griswold.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Specifically, we have a Dawn Redwood that we’re going to be talking about a bit,” says Claire Griswold, the garden’s learning and engagement manager.

From Los Angeles Times

Griswold hopes the exhibit is a way to marry some of the wonder and technology of a theme park with the natural awe of an 87-acre botanical garden.

From Los Angeles Times