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Scotus

1 American  
[skoh-tuhs] / ˈskoʊ təs /

noun

  1. John Duns. Duns Scotus, John.


SCOTUS 2 American  
[skoh-tuhs] / ˈskoʊ təs /

noun

  1. Supreme Court of the United States.


Scotus British  
/ ˈskəʊtəs /

noun

  1. See Duns Scotus

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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

"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

That’s how many words Breyer spoke at the court’s 63 arguments, says Adam Feldman, creator of the Empirical Scotus blog.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2018

The brutish and influential work of Georg Baselitz and Sigmar Polke thrums in works like "Duns Scotus," named for a medieval philospher who insisted that existence is pure abstraction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2015

Duns, John, commonly called Duns Scotus, an eminent scholastic divine, born 1265 or 1274, but whether in England, Scotland, or Ireland is uncertain.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various