HALE


Meaning of HALE in English

I . Brenda Hale

(1945– )

an English lawyer and judge. She taught law at university and worked for a government law commission, before becoming a High Court judge in 1994. In 2004 she became the first female Law Lord .

II . Nathan Hale

(1755–76)

an American soldier who was hanged by the British during the American Revolution for being a spy. He is remembered for saying ‘I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country,’ just before he was killed.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.