A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage - Hardcover

Garner, Bryan A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195043774 ISBN 13: 9780195043778

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 1987

Synopsis

In recent years, increased emphasis has been placed on the need for clarity and precision in legal writing. This dictionary provides an accessible, authoritative and up-to-date guide that will enable lawyers, judges, students and others concerned with legal language to resolve questions of phraseology, diction, grammar and style. The 6000 entries, arranged alphabetically, deal with distinctions among variant forms of legal terms, common pitfalls in legal writing, and include as well brief essays on special topics. Illustrations drawn from such sources as judicial opinions, statutes, briefs and law review articles highlight the presentation. While the focus of this dictionary is on American usage, British usage is included where appropriate.

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Review

"Even law libraries that already own the first edition should benefit from Garner's new edition."--Law Library Journal"Assiduous use of the newly revised Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage will improve mediocre legal writing and enhance good documents. Libraries that serve the legal community and people who read what lawyers write should add this work to their reference collections."--RQ"The first edition of this book has been praised around the world as both the most reliable guide to legal usage and the most fascinating to read. The second edition outdoes even its predecessor, with more depth, more illustrative quotations, and more proof of Garner's lively literary style. He has surely established himself as the world's leading authority on the language of the law."--Charles Alan Wright"The well-received Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage has been updated in this superior second edition....Even libraries that have the first edition should consider this new one, w "Even law libraries that already own the first edition should benefit from Garner's new edition."--Law Library Journal "Assiduous use of the newly revised Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage will improve mediocre legal writing and enhance good documents. Libraries that serve the legal community and people who read what lawyers write should add this work to their reference collections."--RQ "The first edition of this book has been praised around the world as both the most reliable guide to legal usage and the most fascinating to read. The second edition outdoes even its predecessor, with more depth, more illustrative quotations, and more proof of Garner's lively literary style. He has surely established himself as the world's leading authority on the language of the law."--Charles Alan Wright "The well-received Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage has been updated in this superior second edition....Even libraries that have the first edition should consider this new one, which is highly recommended for any law collection in public or academic libraries."--RBB/Booklist "This dictionary sets the standard for legal usage. It is absolutely indispensable for law libraries, lawyers, and judges, and a wonderful addition to all academic and public library reference collections."--Library Journal "Even law libraries that already own the first edition should benefit from Garner's new edition."--Law Library Journal "Assiduous use of the newly revised Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage will improve mediocre legal writing and enhance good documents. Libraries that serve the legal community and people who read what lawyers write should add this work to their reference collections."--RQ "The first edition of this book has been praised around the world as both the most reliable guide to legal usage and the most fascinating to read. The second edition outdoes even its predecessor, with more depth, more illustrative quotations, and more proof of Garner's lively literary style. He has surely established himself as the world's leading authority on the language of the law."--Charles Alan Wright "The well-received Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage has been updated in this superior second edition....Even libraries that have the first edition should consider this new one, which is highly recommended for any law collection in public or academic libraries."--RBB/Booklist "This dictionary sets the standard for legal usage. It is absolutely indispensable for law libraries, lawyers, and judges, and a wonderful addition to all academic and public library reference collections."--Library Journal "Even law libraries that already own the first edition should benefit from Garner's new edition."--Law Library Journal"Assiduous use of the newly revised Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage will improve mediocre legal writing and enhance good documents. Libraries that serve the legal community and people who read what lawyers write should add this work to their reference collections."--RQ"The first edition of this book has been praised around the world as both the most reliable guide to legal usage and the most fascinating to read. The second edition outdoes even its predecessor, with more depth, more illustrative quotations, and more proof of Garner's lively literary style. He hassurely established himself as the world's leading authority on the language of the law."--Charles Alan Wright"The well-received Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage has been updated in this superior second edition....Even libraries that have the first edition should consider this new one, which is highly recommended for any law collection in public or academic libraries."--RBB/Booklist"This dictionary sets the standard for legal usage. It is absolutely indispensable for law libraries, lawyers, and judges, and a wonderful addition to all academic and public library reference collections."--Library Journal

About the Author

About the Author Bryan A. Garner, a visiting professor of law at the University of Texas School of Law, is editor-in-chief of both the Oxford Law Dictionary and the Scribes Journal of Legal Writing. He is the author of the forthcoming book, The Elements of Legal Style.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195043774
• ISBN 13: 9780195043778
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 608