Deemer
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Deemer—may derive from the occupation of being a 'demere', one tasked with pronouncing the verdict
in a court of law.
Verdict
In law, a verdict is the formal finding of fact made by a jury on matters or questions submitted to the jury by a judge. The term, from the Latin veredictum, literally means "to say the truth" and is derived from Middle English verdit, from Anglo-Norman: a compound of ver and dit In law, a verdict...
in a court of law.
Notable people bearing the Deemer surname
- Elias DeemerElias DeemerElias Deemer was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Elias Deemer was born near Durham, Pennsylvania. He was engaged in mercantile pursuits in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania and in Philadelphia in 1860...
(1838–1918) RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the US House of Representatives