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Black's law dictionary

Posted by:	Derek Gill Franßen
ISBN:	0-314-15199-0
Author:	Bryan A. Gardner (Editor in Chief)
Edition:	Hardcover
Pages:	1809
Pairs:	English
Publisher:	St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, c2004.
Price (approx.):	$60

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Black's Law Dictionary is a monolingual dictionary for the law of the United States. It was founded by Henry Campbell Black. It has been cited as legal authority in many Supreme Court cases. Over 43,000 carefully researched definitions. Many definitions include references to Corpus Juris Secundum and the West Key Number System® for further research. Over 3,000 quotations. Appendix with over 1,000 law-related abbreviations and acronyms

Date	Feedback provided by	Comments	Rating
Mar 19, 2009	Derek Gill Franßen	This is the absolute standard reference for legal definitions in a US-American context (though it also includes information on British usage).	5
Mar 26, 2009	Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT	I recently got the 8th edition. It is a very clear, well-arranged dictionary. The dictionary has immediately become a very helpful reference. I recommend it.	5
Apr 2, 2009	Samuel Henderson	The definitive Anglo-American legal dictionary. An indispensable resource for anyone translating legal materials either from or into English. Accept no substitutes.	5
Apr 9, 2009	Georgy Zanotti	A practical and useful monolingual legal dictionary that every law translator should have.	5
May 24, 2009	Renee Mazloum	I´ve got the 8th edition. Mine was probably double the price here, but it has been a great investment. I refer to it regularly. The explanations are very clear. You really can´t go wrong with Black´s.	5
Sep 13, 2009	Rafael Molina Pulgar	A must for every legal translator.	5
Nov 20, 2009	Irena Kacarski-Kimova	I've been using it for a long time, definitely indispensable and reliable reference for legal translation. A must.	5
Jan 15, 2010	Monika Elisabeth Sieger	Very useful for British legal terms as well! A must in my opinion! I am specialised on British legal texts but I use mine all the time!	5
Mar 16, 2010	jacana54 (X)	9th edition. Love it.	5
May 4, 2010	marie leconte	Simply the best. Couldn't do without it.	5

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