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Title: Black's Law Dictionary (Black's Law Dictionary) by Bryan A. Garner ISBN: 0-314-22864-0 Publisher: West Group Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (52 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A must have for the legal proffesional or law studnet!
Comment: Know of of a lawyer (whom does not already have this indespenseable tool) or of a person heading to law school; then you should buy this book for them, i.e., Black's Law Dictionary by Bryan A. Garner (Editor), et al. The reference book starts out with a pronunciation guide; preface (which is very well written indeed); guide to dictionary; list of abbreviations; dictionary; seven appendixes, legal maxims, the constitution of the united states of america, universal declaration human rights; time chart of the united states supreme court; federal circuita map; british regnal years; list of works cited. The price is abit steep ... but it is well worth its price.
Rating: 5
Summary: Rebuttal to other reviews
Comment: Do not believe those reviewers who say that 1L's do not need this dictionary. I have struggled for almost a month now with my Mirriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law and other online dictionaries because these dictionaries do not give clear definitions. Black's, however, excels in clarity. For brevity's sake, I refrain from giving examples. Go look at the dictionary.
Some reviewers contend that the 7th edition is missing valuable information included in earlier editions. The missing information are largely case citations that give authority to various definitions. The 7th edition dispenses with this patchwork of lexicography in favor of an amalgamization approach aimed at transferring legal understanding to your mind as quickly as possible. If you need to do research on jurisdictional definitions of terms, consult Words and Phrases (multi-volume dictionary, every law library has it).
For those who are tempted to get the abridged version, I strongly encourage you to get the full version. The full version includes much commentary from legal treatises that expands understanding of the terms beyond the given definitions.
Finally, while you will have access to Black's on Westlaw your second semester, is there really a good substitute for hardcopy when your internet connection is down? Besides, if you are like me, you get sick of staring at the screen all day long.
Go buy this dictionary. You won't regret it.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Critical Reference Tool for Legal Professionals
Comment: How can anyone even tangentially involved in the legal arena dispute the preeminence of Black's Law Dictionary? It simply has no peer. If you are unable to effortlessly recite definitions used in lay english, you don't have a prayer with legal words, phrases, and terminology.
This work contains thousands of definitions, has been recently updated (7th edition) to encompass new and evolving areas of the law, and addresses more legal maxims than a college latin professor can shake a stick at. It is, therefore, simply the best.
I would like to briefly and concisely address come of the concerns of other reviewers. First, the color of the cover is completely irrelevant to the quality of the book. Get over it. If the problem is really that bad, buy a can of spray paint. Next, this monster doesn't go to class - it sits on your desk at home. If you need a pocket law dictionary for class (which you do), go buy one. Stop complaining because it won't fit into your Levis. Finally, if you don't think you need it, you need it more than you think. Every first year law student cracks this book early in the first semester. There isn't one law school professor in the country who doesn't own a copy. It's standard fare at all major law firms. So again, please tell me, why don't you need to purchase the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date legal dictionary in the world?
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Title: Legal Writing in Plain English: A Text With Exercises by Bryan A. Garner ISBN: 0226284182 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Dictionary of Legal Terms: A Simplified Guide to the Language of Law by Steven H. Gifis ISBN: 0764102869 Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Pub. Date: 01 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Acing Your First Year of Law School: The Ten Steps to Success You Won't Learn in Class by Shana Connell Noyes, Henry S. Noyes ISBN: 0837709121 Publisher: Fred B. Rothman & Company Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Burton's Legal Thesaurus, 3rd Edition by William C. Burton ISBN: 0071373098 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 05 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Civil Procedure: Examples and Explanations (The Examples & Explanations Series) by Joseph W. Glannon ISBN: 073551982X Publisher: Aspen Law & Business Publishers Pub. Date: 01 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $35.95 |
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