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Blackstone

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Black·stone  (blkstn, -stn), Sir William 1723-1780.
British jurist and educator who wrote Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-1769), the most comprehensive single treatment of the body of English law.
Blackstone [ˈblækˌstəʊn -stən]
n
(Biographies / Blackstone, Sir William (1723-1780) M, English, LAW: jurist) Sir William. 1723-80, English jurist noted particularly for his Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-69), which had a profound influence on jurisprudence in the US


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