special master

noun

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That court has reversed some of Cannon’s earlier rulings, including one appointing a special master to review the evidence collected by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024 However, prosecutors appealed Cannon's decision to the Eleventh Circuit and blocked Cannon from appointing a special master. Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 But Cannon’s decision to appoint the special master nevertheless delayed the case — just as her dismissal of the indictment will at the very least push any possible trial past the coming presidential election. Ann E. Marimow, Washington Post, 20 July 2024 First, in 2015, the Missouri Supreme Court halted execution plans and appointed a special master to review DNA testing on the handle of the murder weapon, the butcher knife that was used to stab Gayle 43 times and was left lodged in her neck. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for special master 

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First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of special master was in 1953

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“Special master.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20master. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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special master

noun
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