Dictionary of Legal Terms: Definitions and Explanations for Non-Lawyers

Dictionary of Legal Terms: Definitions and Explanations for Non-Lawyers

Author: Steven H. Gifis

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2024-10-01

Total Pages: 657

ISBN-13: 1506296262

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Barron’s Dictionary of Legal Terms includes more than 3,000 terms translated from “legalese” into clear, easy-to-understand language. This compact guide features: Simplified, jargon-free definitions and explanations Hundreds of relatable examples to illustrate the definitions Key forms of legislation that have shaped the legal world Whether you’re looking for a quick legal reference or to learn more about the law, this book is ideal for consumers, business proprietors, legal beneficiaries, investors, homeowners, litigants, and anyone interested in the law.


A Dictionary of Law

A Dictionary of Law

Author: Elizabeth A. Martin

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2009-06-11

Total Pages: 624

ISBN-13: 0191047694

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This best-selling dictionary is an authoritative and comprehensive source of jargon-free legal information. It contains over 4,200 entries that clearly define the major terms, concepts, processes, and the organization of the English legal system. This is a reissue with new covers and essential updates to account for recent changes. Highlighted feature entries discuss key topics in detail, for example adoption law, the appeals system, statement of terms of employment, and terrorism acts, and there is a useful Writing and Citation Guide that specifically addresses problems and established conventions for writing legal essays and reports. Now providing more information than ever before, this edition features recommended web links for many entries, which are accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Law companion website. Described by leading university lecturers as 'the best law dictionary' and 'excellent for non-law students as well as law undergraduates', this classic dictionary is an invaluable source of legal reference for professionals, students, and anyone else needing succinct clarification of legal terms. Focusing primarily on English law, it also provides a one-stop source of information for any of the many countries that base their legal system on English law.


A Handbook of Basic Law Terms

A Handbook of Basic Law Terms

Author: Bryan A. Garner

Publisher: West Publishing Company

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9780314233820

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Derived from the world's most widely cited and best-selling legal reference, Black's Law Dictionary, this US title includes more than 1,000 key words and phrases with accurate and clear definitions. Also includes the full U.S. Constitution and a list of basic law books for easy reference.


Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law

Author: Merriam-Webster, Inc

Publisher: Merriam-Webster

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 662

ISBN-13: 9780877796046

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A search only dictionary on the FindLaw web site that includes 10,000 definitions of legal terms.


Webster's New World Law Dictionary

Webster's New World Law Dictionary

Author: Jonathan Wallace

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2013-03-21

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 0544188691

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Written in plain English, Webster's New World Law Dictionary is much easier to understand than typical legal documents. * Clear, concise, and accurate definitions of more than 4,000 legal terms * Coverage of terms from all areas of law, including criminal law, contracts, evidence, constitutional law, property law, and torts * Common abbreviations, foreign words and phrases, and a full copy of the United States Constitution, including the Bill of Rights and all subsequent amendments In addition to those in the legal field, this desk reference is invaluable to journalists, researchers, lay people dealing with legal issues, and even those who simply want to use legal terms correctly in order to make their points more convincingly.


A Dictionary of Law

A Dictionary of Law

Author: Jonathan Law

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 705

ISBN-13: 0199664927

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Written in a clear and jargon-free style, this dictionary is useful to anyone without a legal qualification who comes into contact with the law in the United Kingdom or any Commonwealth country where the legal system is founded on English law.


Words and Phrases Legally Defined

Words and Phrases Legally Defined

Author: David Hay

Publisher:

Published: 1990-07-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780406996251

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Words and Phrases enables the practitioner to have at all times the precise meaning of a particular word or phrase. Definitions are taken from the Acts of Parliament, Halsbury's Laws of England, leading textbooks and verbatim judgments from all over the Commonwealth.


Black's Law Dictionary

Black's Law Dictionary

Author: Bryan A. Garner

Publisher: West Legalworks

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 1810

ISBN-13: 9780314151995

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Features more than ten thousand legal terms and includes a dictionary guide and the complete United States Constitution.


A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage

A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage

Author: Bryan A. Garner

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 990

ISBN-13: 9780195142365

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A comprehensive guide to legal style and usage, with practical advice on how to write clear, jargon-free legal prose. Includes style tips as well as definitions.