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dred scott
 

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Noun dred scott has 1 sense
  1. Scott, Dred Scott - United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
    --1 is a kind of slave

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Dred Scott

Noun: A slave who sued for his freedom in the landmark United States Supreme Court case, Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857).

Example Sentence: Dred Scott's case was a pivotal moment in American history, as it ultimately contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War.

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