There havenât always been nine justices on the court. The U.S. Constitution established the Supreme Court but left it to Congress to decide how many justices should make up the court. The Judiciary Act of 1789 set the number at six: a chief justice and five associate justices.
Definition of ineffable. 1  1a : incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable ineffable joyb : unspeakable ineffable disgust. 2  2 : not to be uttered : taboo the ineffable name of Jehovah.
Learner's definition of INFAMY. 1. [noncount] : the condition of being known for having done bad things or for being evil. He never escaped the infamy his crimes had earned him. a day of infamy [=an infamous day; a day on which something very bad happened] [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. 2. [count] formal : an evil or terrible act â usually plural.