Jesse James

Jesse James
noun
United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own gang (1847-1882)
• Syn: ↑James
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑criminal, ↑felon, ↑crook, ↑outlaw, ↑malefactor

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Jesse James [Jesse James]
(1847–82) a US ↑outlaw (= criminal) from the state of ↑Missouri. With his brother Frank (1843–1915) he led the ‘James band’, robbing banks and trains between 1866 and 1879. Jesse was finally shot in the back and killed by one of his former friends who wanted to collect the reward for his death that was offered by the state. Frank later lived on a farm. There have been many books and films about the James brothers.

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