Hays
[haiz]
Definition
(noun.) a town in central Kansas.
(noun.) United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954).
(noun.) United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954).
Typed by Irwin--From WordNet
Examples
- One of Birney's most gallant brigade commanders--Alexander Hays--was killed. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I had been at West Point with Hays for three years, and had served with him through the Mexican war, a portion of the time in the same regiment. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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