Emmett

[em-it]

noun

1. Daniel Decatur, 1815–1904, U.S. songwriter and minstrel-show performer and producer: composer of “Dixie.”

2. a male given name.

Example Sentences

Johnson said the bill’s signing is an especially meaningful victory for the families of people such as Joseph Perez and Emmett Brock, who were beaten by L.A.

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Emmett McConomy, whose 11-year-old brother Stephen was shot dead by a soldier in Derry in 1982, said he hoped the deal was "a step in the right direction" but warned it could fail without meaningful consultation.

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Emmett McConomy, whose 11-year-old brother Stephen was killed by a soldier in Londonderry in 1982, said any long-awaited new framework to address the legacy of the Troubles must "meet the needs of all victims."

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Thousands of pages of records have been released in the US detailing the government's response to the lynching of black teenager Emmett Till in 1955.

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It was only in 2022 that the US signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law, which makes lynching a federal hate crime offence.

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