A little lexico-jurisprudential-historico-political trivia for today's quiz-lings:
In the year 2000, a definition from Dr. Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language was introduced into the proceedings of the lawsuit Campbell v. Clinton. What was the word for which Johnson's definition was called upon? For bonus points, why was Johnson's definition of it relevant? For double-bonus points and a shot of Old Powdered Wig, what was the subject of the lawsuit?
First correct answer posted to comments wins a copy of Laser Hair Removal For Dummies. No Googling or asking the nice lady at the reference desk. One guess per comment, but you may comment as often as you like.
Posted by BT at January 23, 2004 12:48 AM