Jeffreys

[jef-reez]

noun

1. George 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem, 1648–89, English jurist.

2. Sir Harold, 1891–1989, British geophysicist and astronomer.

Jeffreys

/ ˈdʒɛfrɪz /

noun

1. George, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem. ?1645–89, English judge, notorious for his brutality at the "Bloody Assizes" (1685), where those involved in Monmouth's rebellion were tried

Example Sentences

Director of the Welsh Treasury Andrew Jeffreys told a Senedd committee in March "the UK government doesn't seem interested in any substantial reform to the way that system works".

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Elle Jeffreys, William's girlfriend, told the court she had "lost a future we had both planned and prepared for".

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Garret Dillahunt’s character, Alfred Jeffreys, is a man of few words, but he has some pretty interesting turns of phrase, like the one you mentioned.

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The original band was made up of Harley, Jean-Paul Crocker, drummer Stuart Elliott, bassist Paul Jeffreys and guitarist Nick Jones.

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Aug. 22 to the 1400 block of Sallie Jeffreys Way for a report of a person getting hit by a car, according to the Corona Police Department.

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