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The definitions of more than 3,000 terms may be as short as 10 words (e.g., emolument: n. salary, wages and benefits paid for employment or an office held; in fee, simple: adj. referring to holding clear title to real property) or in excess of 150 words (mechanic's lien, bigamy, negligence). Many definitions include examples, such as the one for the term innuendo: "Mayor Joe Alabaster was paid $100,000 by the Hot Springs Water Company, when it was known that Hot Springs was bucking for a contract with the city." Randomly sprinkled among the definitions are quotations from such individuals as John Locke and Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone. The final 40 pages of Real Life Dictionary consist of seven appendixes, such as the U.S. Constitution, "Major Supreme Court Decisions," and "Legal Trivia."
This source is reminiscent of such titles as Plain Language Law Dictionary (Penguin, 1981), with its simply written definitions, but is a bit more breezy and humorous in style. It will not replace standard legal dictionaries such as Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage (2d ed., Oxford, 1995) or American Law Dictionary (ABC-Clio, 1991). At $19.95, it will serve as a contemporary adjunct to these titles in public libraries. For small libraries with limited funds, this title is not in the "must have" category.
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