Black's Law Dictionary 7th Edition - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0314228640 ISBN 13: 9780314228642

Publisher: West Group, 1999

Synopsis

Completely revised in 1999, the Seventh Edition of Black's Law Dictionary is the premier legal reference resource. This edition contains over 24,000 definitions, 4,500 of which are completely new to the Seventh Edition. Helpful extras include a list of legal maxims, the U.S. Constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a time chart of the United States Supreme Court, a Federal Circuit Map, and British Regnal Years.

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About the Author:

Acknowledged by linguists and lawyers alike as THE authority in legal language and usage, his influence is both far-reaching and profound. Mr. Garner has has a hand in editing the most important legal references produced in the last decade, as well as in training lawyers and judges on sharpening and clarifying their own legal writing. In short, no one better bridges the worlds of law and language--nor is better suited to take on the classic work and make it better.

Review:

It should have a place in the libraries of barristers and solicitors and certainly a place on every serious law student's bookshelf.The new edition of Black's Law Dictionary continues to provide a comprehensive and authoritative coverage of English and American legal terminology....its reliable and up-to-date definitions in plain (American) English make Black's Law Dictionary an essential tool for both scholars and practitioners. Construction & Engineering Law.

About this edition

• Publisher: West Group
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0314228640
• ISBN 13: 9780314228642
• Binding: Hardcover
• Editor: Garner Bryan A.