World Dictionary Of Legal Abbreviations

The 1996 second printing incorporates corrections to the original volume published in 1975, containing legal abbreviations prior to 1607 which are considered indispensable to researchers in Roman Law, Medieval Civil Law & Canon, & English Law. This material is also available in World Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations, Item No. 307320.

"Contains an extensive range of acronyms, abbreviations, and symbols found in reporters, legal treatises, law reviews, looseleaf services, legal encyclopedias, law dictionaries, legal reference books, and selected other documents. Enables users to identify the meaning of abbreviations and acronyms employed in American legal literature (Part I) and also to identify the abbreviations for titles, names, and terms used (Part II, the reversed portion). Includes abbreviations established by well-recognized authorities as well as abbreviations otherwise devised by authors in their efforts to shorten legal references and citations. This edition provides more than 1,500 new or expanded entries."--Publisher's website.

Provides ready reference to legal abbreviations, acronyms, & symbols found in historic & contemporary legal literature both domestic & foreign.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This dictionary uses example sentences from journals and magazines to show words used in context. Complex terms are explained in clear, simple language, making the dictionary particularly suitable for users without a background in law and for non-native English speakers. A recommended text for a number of law courses, this book is ideal for students and all professional who need to understand legal terminology