Word: court
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Ever since psychiatrists have been used as expert witnesses by the Courts, there have been bitter struggles between the doctors of the prosecution and the doctors of the defense. These battles have tended to center on the very popular "insanity plea." There is no legal definition of insanity, and since each case is different, the psychiatrists cannot apply any hard and fast rules. The experts can only give their usually conflicting opinions, and the Court must come to final decision...
...masterpiece. Dean Hudnut of the School of Design calls it "one of the most subtle and original works in the University, a very clever fusion of three German traditions." The building, designed by a Munich architect, manages to gather under one roof a happy combination of a Baroque court, a Romanesque hall, and a Gothic chapel...
...Failure. Last week the grace period expired. The Gloucester school board had tried to float a $300,000 bond issue to build a brand-new Negro high school, but Gloucester County had voted it down. In the court's view, the defendants had failed; Superintendent Kenney and Gloucester County's school-board members were fined $250 apiece...
Double Jeopardy. In Los Angeles, after spending 20 weeks in the hospital with injuries suffered when she was hit by a car, Mrs. Mary C. Davies was carried into court on a stretcher, fined $25 for jaywalking...
...airplane that can land and take off in a tennis court has been designed by Lynn L. Bollinger, associate professor of Business Administration, it was announced yesterday...