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Type of test case in tort law
In the law of torts, a bellwether trial is a test case intended to try a widely contested issue. Bellwether trials are an increasingly[when?] common phenomenon
Bellwether_trial
Topics referred to by the same term
presidential election results Bellwether may also refer to: Bellwether (novel), a 1996 Connie Willis novel Bellwether trial, a test case to determine the
Bellwether
Bellwether legal case
3047) was consolidated in the Northern District of California and bellwether trials for that are expected to start in Oakland in June 2026. Over 40 state
K.G.M._v._Meta_et_al.
District or province that tracks larger political changes
A bellwether is a leader or an indicator of trends. In politics, the term often applies in a metaphorical sense to characterize a geographic region where
Bellwether_(politics)
Chemical compound used as an herbicide
entered into a settlement agreement. The settlement came as the first bellwether trial was six months away. In August 2024, the British Columbia Supreme Court
Paraquat
American lawyer (born 1960)
returned a $247 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson in the fourth bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation related to injuries and medical complications
W._Mark_Lanier
Suite of advanced driver-assistance system features
Abhirup; Levine, Dan; Jin, Hyunjoo (April 22, 2023). "Tesla wins bellwether trial over Autopilot car crash". Reuters. Retrieved September 28, 2023. Roy
Tesla_Autopilot
Vehicle recall by General Motors (2014–15)
Bellwether Before Trial". Law360.com. Retrieved May 19, 2017. Vlasic, Bill (April 7, 2016). "G.M. Settles Ignition-Switch Case Planned as Bellwether Trial"
General Motors ignition switch recalls
General_Motors_ignition_switch_recalls
Proposed medical diagnosis related to overuse of social media
including depression and insecurity about her appearance. The case, a bellwether trial against Meta and Google, alleges the companies deliberately designed
Problematic_social_media_use
American multinational pharmaceutical company
Prior to the settlement, Merck had prevailed in 3 of 5 so-called bellwether trials. Approximately 4,000 cases still await adjudication or settlement
Merck_&_Co.
Reservoir in Texas, United States
Irvine to serve as co-lead trial counsel for upstream plaintiffs. The CFC also selected 13 property owners for a bellwether trial to determine causation and
Addicks_Reservoir
American lawyer (born 1952)
presided over K.G.M. v. Meta et al., which has been described as a bellwether trial for personal injury claims against social media companies. Kuhl was
Carolyn_Kuhl
Reservoir in Texas, United States
Irvine to serve as Co-Lead trial counsel for upstream plaintiffs. The CFC also selected 13 property owners for a bellwether trial to determine causation and
Barker_Reservoir
Selna issued an order setting trial dates of February 19, 2013, and May 21, 2013, for the first two "bellwether" trials, and designated a Utah wrongful
2009–2011 Toyota vehicle recalls
2009–2011_Toyota_vehicle_recalls
American law firm
from Lake Huron to the Flint River. In 2022, the firm began a civil bellwether trial against two engineering firms hired as consultants for the city's water
Levy_Konigsberg
American entertainment company
requirement that in instances where multiple related cases were filed into a "bellwether" arbitration system, where three cases would be decided in an expedited
Live_Nation_Entertainment
Retrieved 6 March 2014. "The Bellwether Trial (Malibu Media v. Does) – What Have We Learned? My Five Takeaways From the Trial". Philly Law Blog. 11 June
Copyright_Alert_System
Pharmaceutical birth control combination
injury and death. The company denied these allegations. The first bellwether trial, selected from a pool of federal lawsuits, was scheduled to begin in
Ethinylestradiol/etonogestrel
Recall of hip replacement implants
of Texas proceeded to a series of bellwether trials for selected plaintiffs from different states. In a first trial with a single Montana plaintiff, the
2010_DePuy_Hip_Recall
American judge (born 1939)
as a pioneer in the creative use of multidistrict litigations and bellwether trials, Fallon has overseen several high-profile multidistrict litigation
Eldon_E._Fallon
American lawyer
to bellwether trials to give the parties a sense of the likely outcomes if all the thousands of cases are litigated to a verdict. In early trials, one
Eric_Gibbs
American lawyer and academic
University Press. ISBN 9780199380817. Lahav, Alexandra (April 2008). "Bellwether Trials". George Washington Law Review. 76 (576): 576–638 - via HeinOnline
Alexandra_Lahav
American lawyer
water. This includes serving as counsel for children in the first bellwether trials against private engineering firms Veolia North America (VNA) and Lockwood
Corey_Stern
American research and development company
development of Google's self-driving car. In April 2024, X introduced Project Bellwether, an initiative applying artificial intelligence to Earth observation data
X_Development
London-based daily shipping index
proxy for dry bulk shipping stocks as well as a general shipping market bellwether. The BDI is the successor to the Baltic Freight Index (BFI) and came into
Baltic_Dry_Index
2012 romantic comedy film by Joss Whedon
To create the film, director Whedon established the production studio Bellwether Pictures. The film premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival
Much Ado About Nothing (2012 film)
Much_Ado_About_Nothing_(2012_film)
2022 killing in Las Piñas, Metro Manila
outcry". Rappler. Retrieved November 5, 2022. "Is Percy Lapid's murder a bellwether for the Philippines?". Al Jazeera. October 26, 2022. Retrieved November
Killing_of_Percy_Lapid
British politician (1952–2021)
for Basildon at the 1983 general election. His position was seen as a bellwether seat, exemplifying the enthusiasm of the "Essex man" for the government
David_Amess
U.S. state
Illinois has long been considered a microcosm of the United States and a bellwether in American culture, exemplified by the phrase Will it play in Peoria
Illinois
Book by Daniel Goldhagen
professional failings proved almost irrelevant. Instead, Goldhagen became a bellwether of German readiness to confront the past. The accuracy of his work was
Hitler's_Willing_Executioners
Democratic-dominated "Solid South," the state transitioned into a national bellwether at the start of the 20th century. Its position in the Midwest allowed
Government_of_Missouri
1992 and Ohio since 1960, casting doubt on Ohio's continued status as a bellwether state. Biden also became the first Democrat to win the presidential election
2020 United States presidential election
2020_United_States_presidential_election
Atypical antipsychotic medication
P. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. "AstraZeneca wins bellwether Seroquel case". FiercePharma. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original
Quetiapine
U.S. state
Missouri Amendment 3. Prior to 2008, Missouri had been widely regarded as a bellwether in American politics, often making it a swing state. The state had a longer
Missouri
Selection of the Southeast Asian country's head of state
Court of Appeals Court of Tax Appeals Sandiganbayan Ombudsman Regional trial courts Barangay justice Constitutional commissions Civil Service Commission
Presidential elections in the Philippines
Presidential_elections_in_the_Philippines
U.S. state
and maintained dominance for years. Florida is sometimes considered a bellwether state in presidential elections because every candidate who won the state
Florida
American electronic cigarette manufacturer
Pierson, Brendan (July 23, 2021). "Juul directors, Altria must face bellwether lawsuits -judge". Reuters. "E-Cigarette & Juul Lawsuits | Seizures, Lung
Juul
original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017. "Ohio Was A Bellwether After All". FiveThirtyEight. January 25, 2017. Archived from the original
2016 United States presidential election
2016_United_States_presidential_election
Hypothetical reasonable person in law
expression is "the man on the Shau Kei Wan tram". A moron in a hurry Bellwether Person having ordinary skill in the art Placeholder name Prudent man rule
Man_on_the_Clapham_omnibus
Governor of Virginia since 2026
district, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon called the race "an absolute bellwether of the entire country" and said that losing it would mean Republican loss
Abigail_Spanberger
U.S. state
Delaware was a bellwether state, voting for the winner of every presidential election from 1952 through 1996. Delaware's bellwether status came to an
Delaware
2016 video game
comes across information about the data manipulation program called "Bellwether", designed by Kenney, and learn that with both this and a new satellite
Watch_Dogs_2
was the most voted candidate in the state of Amazonas and the country's bellwether, Minas Gerais, where Bolsonaro had been the most voted in 2018. A shift
2022 Brazilian general election
2022_Brazilian_general_election
American artist and filmmaker (1928–1987)
following gallbladder surgery in 1987. Warhol has been described as the "bellwether of the art market", with several of his works ranking among the most expensive
Andy_Warhol
Science fiction and fantasy literary award
HarperPrism Walter Jon Williams City on Fire HarperPrism Connie Willis Bellwether Bantam Spectra 1998 Joe Haldeman* Forever Peace Ace Books Catherine Asaro
Nebula_Award_for_Best_Novel
Machine Linda, Murdock (2007). Mystery Lover's Puzzle Book. Denver, CO: Bellwether Books. ISBN 978-0-9704285-3-0. "Mystery Magazine/Stories". "Rosato & Dinunzio
List of female detective characters
List_of_female_detective_characters
Russian businessman (1946–2013)
Issue 12, 18 June 1998 "Putin's Path to Power" Post-Soviet Affairs (Bellwether Publishing, Ltd.) vol. 16, no. 4, December 2000 "FSB Officers Claim They
Boris Berezovsky (businessman)
Boris_Berezovsky_(businessman)
1877–1964 U.S. Democratic voting bloc
the 1896 United States presidential election, while Missouri became a bellwether state after the 1904 United States presidential election. The Solid South
Solid_South
American writer (1934–2018)
alleged Kramer was being held in jail in violation of his right to a speedy trial.[failed verification] When writer Nancy A. Collins spoke up against Kramer
Harlan_Ellison
County in Pennsylvania, United States
County New Bellwether for Governor". Pittsburgh Press. Press Harrisburg Bureau. November 6, 1978. Retrieved August 14, 2016. "The bellwethers: What do voters
Carbon_County,_Pennsylvania
Medical procedures that involve incisive or invasive instruments into body cavities
worldwide. It emphasized the need to significantly improve the capacity for Bellwether procedures – laparotomy, caesarean section, open fracture care – which
Surgery
48%". Emerson College Polling. October 29, 2024. "Michigan Statewide and Bellwether with USA TODAY marginals" (PDF). Suffolk University. October 30, 2024
2024 United States Senate election in Michigan
2024_United_States_Senate_election_in_Michigan
Unlawful killing of a human with malice
least likely crime to go unreported, statistics of murder are seen as a bellwether of overall crime rates. According to scholar Pieter Spierenburg homicide
Murder
American lawyer and commentator (born 1958)
Retrieved October 8, 2024. "The LA district attorney race could be a bellwether for the future of prosecution - The Washington Post". Archived from the
Harry_Litman
Public health crisis in Flint, Michigan
– via MLive.com. Fonger, Ron (November 16, 2016). "Judge banks on bellwether trials to expedite hundreds of Flint water lawsuits". The Flint Journal.
Flint_water_crisis
they heard about it, 3,000 blacks packed a church in Philadelphia, "the bellwether city for free blacks", and "bitterly and unanimously" denounced it. This
History_of_Liberia
(born 1967) Nina Arsenault (born 1974) Karl M. Baer (1885–1956) Mira Bellwether (1982–2022) S. Bear Bergman Jackson Bird (born 1990) Z Brewer (born 1973)
List_of_transgender_people
Electoral district in Auckland, New Zealand
elected a member of parliament from the Labour Party, while Eden was a bellwether seat, changing hands with the change of government. Both of these seats
Epsom (New Zealand electorate)
Epsom_(New_Zealand_electorate)
American restaurant food delivery service
Battle With Kroger Co. (1)". news.bloomberglaw.com. Bloomberg Law. "In Bellwether Gig Economy Case, Judge Rules Grubhub Driver Is Not an Employee". www
Grubhub
2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024. "Kasparov: Armenia Unrest Is Political Bellwether". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved
Political views of Garry Kasparov
Political_views_of_Garry_Kasparov
September 1, 2022. Mahoney, Bill (August 24, 2022). "Democrat Pat Ryan wins bellwether special election in New York's Hudson Valley". Politico. Smith, Jeff (August
2022_in_the_United_States
American author, film critic and journalist
underworld. In the 1970s and 1980s, Seattle was widely proclaimed to be a bellwether market for film, "the No. 1 moviegoing city in the United States," according
William_Arnold_(film_critic)
Process of identification of a person, for security concerns
doi:10.1002/9781119473404.app1, ISBN 9781119473404, S2CID 169002313 "Bellwether Settlement For $5.9 Million Given Preliminary Approval For FCRA Class
Background_check
City in British Columbia, Canada
province every four years. Provincially, Kamloops is considered to be bellwether, having voted for the governing party in every provincial election since
Kamloops
County in Wisconsin, United States
of Native Americans. The county has gained a reputation as a political bellwether, as it voted for the winning candidate in every presidential election
Door_County,_Wisconsin
Intercollegiate sports teams of the University of Oregon
via their philanthropy. The book also points to this relationship as a bellwether as other U.S. states reduce higher education funding, resulting in universities
Oregon_Ducks
Decade of the Gregorian calendar (2010–2019)
September 2017. Taylor, Adam (23 May 2019). "India's Modi has been a bellwether for global populism". The Washington Post. Archived from the original
2010s
Whangārei and Maungakiekie. Labour also flipped Hamilton West, the country's bellwether; in 15 of the 17 general elections since the electorate's formation in
2020 New Zealand general election
2020_New_Zealand_general_election
19th-century organization in the United States
about it, 3,000 black protestors packed a church in Philadelphia, "the bellwether city for free blacks," and "bitterly and unanimously" denounced it. They
American_Colonization_Society
American judge (born 1951)
October 25, 2021. Pierson, Brendan (August 26, 2021). "Rite Aid settles bellwether opioid case with Ohio counties". Reuters. Retrieved September 15, 2021
Dan_Polster
Australian politician
marginal New South Wales country electorate of Eden-Monaro, regarded as a "Bellwether seat". He was criticised by his opponent, long-standing Liberal member
Mike Kelly (Australian politician)
Mike_Kelly_(Australian_politician)
Scottish physician (1716–1794)
tree and other family documents James Lind Institute creates future bellwethers of clinical research industry and carries forward the legacy of James
James_Lind
Chemical element with atomic number 55 (Cs)
they are less prevalent than either caesium-133 or caesium-137, these bellwether isotopes are produced solely from anthropogenic sources. Caesium and mercury
Caesium
Full-contact hybrid martial art and combat sport
IOC Ethics Commission". Streissguth, Thomas (2013-08-01). Kickboxing. Bellwether Media. ISBN 9781612113920. "Kungfu goes international". Shanghai Star
Kickboxing
Season of television series
that the "show became stupid" in 1997, pointing to the episode as the bellwether. "Come again? A major character in a long-running series gets unmasked
The_Simpsons_season_9
Persons exposed to nuclear test fallout
Price Anderson indemnification agreements. The first six bellwether plaintiffs went to trial in 2005, to test the legal issues applying to the remaining
Downwinders
16th election of the Philippine president
Escudero: Sorsogon Negros Oriental's winning streak of being the presidential bellwether that started in 1969 ended in this election, when Roxas won there, but
2016 Philippine presidential election
2016_Philippine_presidential_election
American healthcare company
take a big loss on its $14 billion Livongo acquisition as the industry's bellwether deal struggles". www.businessinsider.com. Archived from the original on
Teladoc_Health
County in Virginia, United States
Sheriff, and Treasurer). This makes Loudoun County a reliable state bellwether, having voted for every statewide presidential election winner since 1932
Loudoun_County,_Virginia
Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, US
town long considered a bellwether district. Peterson, Iver (October 31, 2004). "ON POLITICS; New Jersey, Brie Nation Or Bellwether?". The New York Times
Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
Hamilton_Township,_Mercer_County,_New_Jersey
one electorate seat. Hamilton West was considered to be New Zealand's bellwether seat. Since the formation of the electorate in 1969, the winning candidate
2017 New Zealand general election
2017_New_Zealand_general_election
Concept of responsibility in ethics, governance and decision-making
lending credence to the theory that autocratic rulers use elections as a bellwether against popular discontent and citizen opposition, and in turn increase
Accountability
Canadian prime minister and Father of Confederation (1815–1891)
Liberal Ontario premier Oliver Mowat. The provincial election was seen as a bellwether for the federal poll. Despite considerable campaigning by Macdonald, Mowat's
John_A._Macdonald
African-American activist (1929–2022)
Kaiser, Ernest (1971). The Negro Almanac: The Black Experience in America. Bellwether Publishing Company. pp. 39–30. Clark, p.260. watchtheyard (May 6, 2019)
Autherine_Lucy
County in Vermont, United States
1944, 1964, 1992, 1996, 2008, and 2012. Since 1980, Essex County is a bellwether county, consistently backing the national winner except in 2020. WVTI
Essex_County,_Vermont
Month of 1968
planned in the AAP. The S&P 500 stock market index, considered by many a bellwether for the U.S. economy, closed above 100 for the first time, at 100.38.
June_1968
2015 Final Fantasy XIV expansion pack
melancholy town theme. Reception Critics looked to Heavensward as a bellwether for the direction of the Final Fantasy XIV project—if it would continue
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
Final_Fantasy_XIV:_Heavensward
musicians were busted for possessing illegal drugs. May 7: Psychedelic bellwether "Paint It Black" is released in the U.S. by the Rolling Stones. May 12:
Timeline of 1960s counterculture
Timeline_of_1960s_counterculture
American politician
He ran up huge margins in traditionally Republican areas, and also won bellwether counties such as Franklin and Stark. Before her defeat by Dann, Montgomery
Marc_Dann
1981 novel by George R. R. Martin and Lisa Tuttle
society. After successfully beating a competent flyer-born in the first two trials, Val is seriously beaten and injured on the last day, preventing him from
Windhaven
County in North Carolina, United States
2249–2250. Samuels, Robert (November 10, 2020). "Their county was once a bellwether. Now, these Obama-Trump voters wonder what the future holds". The Washington
Robeson County, North Carolina
Robeson_County,_North_Carolina
Season of television series
Klemmer said that Mallus, the Big Bad of the third season, was "a sort of bellwether of bad guys to come in Season 4", which he said would go deep into the
Legends_of_Tomorrow_season_4
first in the state convention in Monmouth County is often considered a bellwether for other conventions throughout the state, and has been called the "Iowa
2024 United States Senate election in New Jersey
2024_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Jersey
authoritative and, therefore, the most important. Frequently, it was the bellwether for important events, and readers often followed its news leads to detect
Printed media in the Soviet Union
Printed_media_in_the_Soviet_Union
American writer (born 1971)
Forgiveness Day by Ursula K. Le Guin (1995) Remake by Connie Willis (1996) Bellwether by Connie Willis (1997) Where Angels Fear to Tread by Allen Steele (1998)
P._Djèlí_Clark
County in New Jersey, United States
legislative district. Salem County has generally and historically been a bellwether county in the state, having voted for the national winner all but three
Salem_County,_New_Jersey
Post-civil war voter suppression efforts in the United States
itself from being associated with the Solid South to being seen as a bellwether state throughout the twentieth century. From 1904 until 2004, Missouri
Disfranchisement after the Reconstruction era
Disfranchisement_after_the_Reconstruction_era
Politician
Berger, Joseph (October 1, 2013). "Rematch for Nassau Executive Could Be Bellwether of National Trend". The New York Times. Macropoulos, Angela (December
Ed_Mangano
for the losing candidate for the first time ever, ending the longest bellwether streak in Wisconsin at the time. Lucius Fairchild was the incumbent Governor
1869 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
1869_Wisconsin_gubernatorial_election
Egyptian politician, dentist, and activist
seat in the Nasr City district. The district was considered a political bellwether due to its large population of military families and strong Islamist presence
Mostafa_Alnagar
BELLWETHER TRIAL
BELLWETHER TRIAL
Female
Hebrew
(קְצִיעָה) Hebrew name QETSIYAH means "cassia," a bark similar to cinnamon. In the bible, this is the name of the second daughter of Job, born after his trial.Â
Boy/Male
English American
Divine spear; God's spear. Famous Bearer: poet Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), who was put on trial...
Surname or Lastname
Portuguese
Portuguese : patronymic from the personal name Pedro (see Peter).Spanish and Jewish (Sephardic) : variant of Perez 2.English : variant of Pierce.Possibly also Hungarian : occupational name from peres ‘procurator’, ‘advocate’ (from per ‘trial’).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Saher or Seir. This is probably a Norman introduction of the Continental Germanic personal name Sigiheri, composed of the elements sigi ‘victory’ + heri ‘army’. However, it could also represent a Middle English survival of an unrecorded Old English name, SÇ£here, composed of the elements sÇ£ ‘sea’ + here ‘army’.English : occupational name, from Middle English saghier (see Sawyer) or Old French seieor.English : occupational name for a professional reciter, from an agent derivative of Middle English say(en), sey(en) ‘to say’.English : from a reduced form of Middle English assayer, an agent derivative of assay ‘trial’, ‘test’, Old French essay (from Late Latin exagium, a derivative of exagminÄre ‘to weigh’), hence an occupational name for an assayer of metals or a taster of food.English : occupational name for a maker or seller of say, a type of cloth, from Middle English say + the agent suffix -er. See also Say.Welsh : occupational name from Welsh saer ‘carpenter’ or from saer maen ‘stonecutter’, i.e. mason.French : occupational name for a reaper or mower, from an agent derivative of Old French seer ‘to cut’ (Latin secare).Dutch : occupational name for a weaver of serge, from an agent derivative of saai ‘serge’.Dutch : occupational name from zaaier ‘sower’.
Girl/Female
Indian
Labor, Triumph, Trial
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Labour; Triumph; Trial
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name for someone who lived by a bush or hedge of hawthorn (Old English haguþorn, hægþorn, i.e. thorn used for making hedges and enclosures, Old English haga, (ge)hæg), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, such as Hawthorn in County Durham. In Scotland the surname originated in the Durham place name, and from Scotland it was taken to Ireland. This spelling is now found primarily in northern Ireland.The American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804–64) was a direct descendant of Major William Hathorne, one of the English Puritans who settled in MA in 1630, and whose son John Hathorne was one of the judges in the Salem witchcraft trials. The writer’s father was a sea captain, as was his grandfather, the revolutionary war hero Daniel Hathorne (1731–96). The spelling of the surname was altered by the novelist.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Division, or in the trial.
Girl/Female
Norse
Invoked during trials.
Female
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Qeren happuwk, KEREN-HAPPUCH means "horn of antimony," a black paint used for eye-shadow. In the bible, this is the name of one of Job's daughters born after his trial.
Female
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Qetsiyah, KEZIA means "cassia," a bark similar to cinnamon. In the bible, this is the name of the second daughter of Job, born after his trial.Â
Female
Hebrew
(קֶרֶן-הַפּוּךְ) Hebrew name QEREN HAPPUWK means "horn of antimony," a black paint used for eye-shadow. In the bible, this is the name of one of Job's daughters born after his trial.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Sewell.Samuel Sewall (1652–1730) came with his parents from Bishop Stoke, Hampshire, England, to Newbury, MA, as a nine-year-old boy. In 1676 he married Hannah Hull, a wealthy heiress, and in 1681 he was appointed printer to the Council in Boston. He served as a judge in the infamous Salem witchcraft trials of 1692—the only one of the judges to admit publicly that he had been wrong. In 1700 he published The Selling of Joseph, which argues that all men are created equal and presents theological arguments against slavery.
Boy/Male
English
Divine spear; God's spear. Famous Bearer: poet Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), who was put on trial...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the village of Brattle, near Ashford in Kent.Thomas Brattle (c.1624–83) was reckoned, at the time of his death, to be the wealthiest man in New England. His son, also called Thomas Brattle (1658–1713), treasurer of Harvard College from 1693 to 1713, was a man noted for his rationality and humanism, which included opposition to the Salem withccraft trials of 1692.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Labor, Triumph, Trial
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Anglo-Norman French chivere, chevre ‘goat’ (Latin capra ‘nanny goat’), applied as a nickname for an unpredictable or temperamental person, or a metonymic occupational name for a goatherd.Born in London in about 1614, the son of spinner William Cheaver, Ezekiel Cheever came to Boston in June 1637. After a brief sojourn in New Haven, CT, he was master of the Boston Latin School from 1670 until his death in 1708. He had twelve children; his youngest son, also called Ezekiel, was the clerk to the court in the infamous Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin) and French
English (of Norman origin) and French : status name for a professional champion, especially an agent employed to represent one of the parties in a trial by combat, a method of settling disputes current in the Middle Ages. The word comes from Old French champion, campion (Late Latin campio, genitive campionis, a derivative of campus ‘plain’, ‘field of battle’). Compare Campion, Kemp.
Girl/Female
Biblical
The vale of trial or searching.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a mower or reaper of grass or hay, Old English mǣðere. Compare Mead, Mower. Hay was formerly of great importance, not only as feed for animals in winter but also for bedding.English : in southern Lancashire, where it has long been a common surname, it is probably a relatively late development of Madder (see Mader).English : The prominent Mather family of New England were established in America by Richard Mather (1596–1669) in 1635. He was a Puritan clergyman from a well-established family of Lowton, Lancashire, England. After he emigrated, he was in great demand as a preacher, finally settling in Dorchester, MA. His son Increase Mather (1639–1723) was a diplomat and president of Harvard. He married his step-sister Maria Cotton, herself the daughter of an eminent Puritan divine, John Cotton. Their son Cotton Mather (1663–1728) bore both family names. The latter was a minister who is remembered for his part in witchcraft trials, but he was also a man of science and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.
BELLWETHER TRIAL
BELLWETHER TRIAL
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
He who Possesses Leadership
Girl/Female
Hindu
Dispeller of ignorance, One who gathers knowledge
Girl/Female
Tamil
Dhrishtika | தà¯à®°à¯€à®·à¯à®¤à¯€à®•ா
Sight
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Ganesh
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metronymic or patronymic from Hibbitt.
Girl/Female
Tamil
The tongue
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Dovell.Respelling of Swedish Dovell.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Prayosha | பà¯à®°à®¯à¯‹à®·à®¾Â
Girl/Female
Tamil
Kalakaanti | கலாகாஂதீ
Name of a Raga
Girl/Female
Danish, German, Swedish
Noble; Honorable; Fight
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n.
Three united; state of being three.
n.
The formal examination of the matter in issue in a cause before a competent tribunal; the mode of determining a question of fact in a court of law; the examination, in legal form, of the facts in issue in a cause pending before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of determining such issue.
n.
Trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack.
n.
Act of trying; attempt; experiment; trial.
n.
Any effort or exertion of strength for the purpose of ascertaining what can be done or effected.
n.
That which tries or afflicts; that which harasses; that which tries the character or principles; that which tempts to evil; as, his child's conduct was a sore trial.
n.
The state of being tried or tempted; exposure to suffering that tests strength, patience, faith, or the like; affliction or temptation that exercises and proves the graces or virtues of men.
v. t.
To subject to severe trial; to put to the test; to cause suffering or trouble to.
n.
Examination by a test; experiment, as in chemistry, metallurgy, etc.
a.
Fit or possible to be tried; liable to be subjected to trial or test.
n.
Essay; trial; attempt.
n.
A written version of what was said orally; as, a transcript of a trial.
n.
The answer of a jury given to the court concerning any matter of fact in any cause, civil or criminal, committed to their examination and determination; the finding or decision of a jury on the matter legally submitted to them in the course of the trial of a cause.
n.
The act of testing by experience; proof; test.
v.
Hence, examination or trial by some decisive standard; test; proof; tried quality.
n.
A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on his neck.
n.
The act of trying or testing in any manner.
a.
Adapted to try, or put to severe trial; severe; afflictive; as, a trying occasion or position.
n.
Hence: A leader.
n.
A discourse or colloquy by three persons.