Black's Law Dictionary

Bryan A. Garner

ISBN 10: 0314199497 / ISBN 13: 9780314199492

Published by West Group, 2009

Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Hinge is a bit loose. Minor stain on the edges. Text is clean. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 1772733293

Synopsis:

For more than a century Black's has been the gold standard for the language of law. Today it is the most widely cited law book in the world. Edited by Bryan A. Garner, the world s leading legal lexicographer, the 9th Edition is the most authoritative, comprehensive law dictionary ever published. It contains more than 45, 000 terms and includes: 2, 000 more terms than the 8th Edition and 19, 000 more than the 7th Edition including click fraud, Code Adam, collaborative law, ecoterrorism, environmental tort, friendly subpoena, happy-slapping, honor crime, secret detention, Schumer box, and super precedent. The date when selected terms were first used in English-language contexts, especially in judicial opinions. Heightened accuracy having more than 200 lawyers around the country reviewed terms. Definitions of more than 1, 000 law-related abbreviations and acronyms. Almost 3, 000 quotations drawn from sources over five centuries. Alternate spellings or equivalent expressions for more than 5, 300 terms and West Key Numbers.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Black's Law Dictionary
Publisher: West Group
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket