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hetman

American  
[het-muhn] / ˈhɛt mən /

noun

plural

hetmans
  1. the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.

  2. ataman.


hetman British  
/ ˈhɛtmən /

noun

  1. another word for ataman

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Etymology

Origin of hetman

1700–10; < Ukrainian hét'man < Polish hetman < an eastern dial. form of Middle High German houbetman leader, chief ( German Hauptmann captain; compare German dial. (Silesia) Hettmann, Hötmann; head, man )

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Earlier efforts to settle the case had been unsuccessful, with the Angels’ legal team and its insurance carriers rebuffing overtures from the lawyers representing Tyler Skaggs’ widow Carli Skaggs and parents Debbie Hetman and Darrell Skaggs.

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A nightmare outcome for the Skaggs family would be the jury awarding them nothing, meaning that in addition to widow Carli Skaggs and parents Debbie Hetman and Darryl Skaggs leaving empty-handed, their high-powered legal team that has spent thousands of hours on the case wouldn’t be paid.

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So far, testimony in a small, spare courtroom on the ninth floor of the Orange County Superior Court has favored the plaintiffs — Skaggs’ widow, Carli, and parents, Debbie Hetman and Darrell Skaggs.

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Key witnesses refuting those denials included Kay’s wife, Camela, and Hetman.

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Skaggs’ widow, Carli, and his parents, Debbie Hetman and Darrell Skaggs, are the plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the Angels and are seeking $118 million in lost earnings, unspecified damages for pain and suffering plus punitive damages.

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