In the 1840s and 1850s, the Supreme Court began addressing these impositions on statesâ rights. In Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842), the court struck down a Pennsylvania law preventing the transportation of any ânegro or mullatoâ for the purposes of returning the person to slaveryâbecause federal law superseded state law.
The dumbbell, a type of free weight, is a piece of equipment used in weight training. It can be used individually or in pairs, with one in each hand.
(ËpÉndjÊlÉm) n. 1. (General Physics) a body mounted so that it can swing freely under the influence of gravity. It is either a bob hung on a light thread (simple pendulum) or a more complex structure (compound pendulum) 2. (Horology) such a device used to regulate a clockwork mechanism.