Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
Scopes Trial — Coordinates: 35°29′41.74″N 85°00′45.63″W / 35.4949278°N 85.012675°W / 35.4949278; 85.012675 … Wikipedia
Scopes trial — a famous US court case in 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee. A teacher, John Scopes, was put on trial because he taught Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, which was illegal under local law. The case was informally called the ‘monkey trial’. The… … Universalium
Scopes trial — noun a highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school; Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow; Scopes was convicted but the… … Useful english dictionary
Scopes Trial — /ˈskoʊps traɪəl/ (say skohps truyuhl) noun the 1925 trial of John T Scopes, a Tennessee school teacher, prosecuted for teaching Darwin s theory of evolution …
(the) Scopes trial — the Scopes trial [the Scopes trial] a famous US court case in 1925 in Dayton, ↑Tennessee. A teacher, John Scopes, was put on trial because he taught Charles Darwin s theory of ↑evolution, which was illegal under local law. The case was informally … Useful english dictionary
Scopes-Prozess — Beim Scopes Prozess handelt es sich um einen Prozess vor einem Gericht in Dayton, Tennessee im Jahr 1925, bei dem ein im selben Jahr verabschiedetes Gesetz getestet wurde, welches verbot, Theorien zu lehren, die der Bibel in Bezug auf die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Scopes — noun Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution; in a highly publicized trial in 1925 he was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow (1900 1970) • Syn: ↑John Scopes, ↑John Thomas… … Useful english dictionary
Scopes, John Thomas — (b. c. 1895) Scientific Educator. Scopes was a young high school teacher in Dayton, Tennessee. In 1925 he was charged with teaching darwin’s theory of evolution in his science lessons. This was forbidden by Tennessee state law. The case… … Who’s Who in Christianity
trial — /truy euhl, truyl/, n. 1. Law. a. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. b. the determination of a person s guilt or innocence by due process of law … Universalium
Scopes — /skohps/, n. John Thomas, 1901 70, U.S. high school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925. * * * … Universalium
