The Wikipedia entry for John Peter Zenger gives an incorrect date for his important trial: 1734, instead of the correct 1735. The Wikipedia entry also links to an incorrect Wikipedia definition of "Philadelphia lawyer", which Merriam-Webster defines as a lawyer knowledgeable in "even the most minute aspects of the law." Wikipedia claims the term comes from the Zenger trial, but Merriam-Webster puts the first use of that term at over 50 years later. | The Wikipedia entry for John Peter Zenger gives an incorrect date for his important trial: 1734, instead of the correct 1735. The Wikipedia entry also links to an incorrect Wikipedia definition of "Philadelphia lawyer", which Merriam-Webster defines as a lawyer knowledgeable in "even the most minute aspects of the law." Wikipedia claims the term comes from the Zenger trial, but Merriam-Webster puts the first use of that term at over 50 years later. |