Plessy v. Ferguson

Glossary

• averring asserting
• chattel property
• coolie manual laborer, usually of Chinese descent, who was brought to United States to help build railroads (now considered a racial slur)
• damages monies paid for harm caused
• defendant in error the party that is defending the lower court's ruling
• demurrer contention by the defendant that although the facts put forward by the plaintiff may be true, they do not entitle the plaintiff to prevail in the lawsuit.
• due process the appropriate procedures that are necessary to affect a person's right to life, liberty, or property
• eminent domain the right of a jurisdiction to take property for a public purpose if adequate compensation is paid
• equal protection of the laws the requirement that all persons be provided the same rights under the law and be granted equal treatment by the laws
• immunity exemption
• information a substitute for a grand jury indictment issued directly by a prosecutor
• intermarriage interracial marriage
• liability responsibility for...