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.
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The 25,000 legal entries include more than 2,500 new and revised, spelled and syllabicated terms. With an updated legal citations section, phone numbers for government agencies and offices, zip codes, and area codes.
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