The Legal Word Book

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395595215 ISBN 13: 9780395595213

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1991

Over 25,000 legal terms spelled and syllabicated. With sections on citations style, formats for legal forms and documents, and directories of federal agencies, federal and state courts, U.S. attorneys, marshals, consulates, county seats, and more.

About the Author:

The Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries and of other reference titles published by Houghton Mifflin Company are trained lexicographers with a varied array of interests and expertise. Most of the editors hold graduate degrees and have studied at least one foreign language. Several have degrees in linguistics or in the history of the English language. Others have degrees in science or sometimes other disciplines. All the editors familiarize themselves with the vocabulary in specific subject areas, collect materials on new developments and usage, and work in association with consultants to ensure that the content of our publications is as accurate and as up-to-date as possible.