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Gascon

[ gas-kuhn ]

noun

  1. a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
  2. (lowercase) a boaster or braggart.


adjective

  1. pertaining to Gascony or its people.
  2. (lowercase) boastful; bragging.

Gascon

1

/ ˈɡæ²õ°ìÉ™²Ô /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Gascony
  2. the dialect of French spoken in Gascony
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to Gascony, its inhabitants, or their dialect of French
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gascon

2

/ ˈɡæ²õ°ìÉ™²Ô /

noun

  1. rare.
    a boaster; braggart
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Gascon1

1325–75; Middle English gascoyne, gascoun < Old French, ultimately < Latin ³Õ²¹²õ³¦Å²Ôŧ²õ the inhabitants of the Basque country and adjacent areas
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Gascon1

C14: from Old French gascoun; compare Latin ³Õ²¹²õ³¦´Ç²Ôŧ²õ Basque
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Nathan Hochman says he will allow prosecutors to seek capital punishment in certain murder cases, undoing a policy of his predecessor, George Gascón.

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Hochman’s predecessor, George Gascón, sought resentencing for the brothers in the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents.

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Before losing to Hochman in November’s election, Gascón asked a judge to rescind the Mendendezes’ sentences of life without the possibility of parole.

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Since Hochman took over as district attorney, he has opposed the brothers getting a new trial, and last month filed a motion to rescind Gascón’s resentencing request.

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They point to Hochman’s reassignment of two prosecutors, Nancy Theberge and Brock Lunsford, who worked with Gascón on the Menendez motion and recommended the brothers be freed.

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