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ENGLISH:This is the perfect portable reference for anyone who needs legal and economical terms at their fingertips. It is designed to help anyone who needs to communicate in real-life situations where it is vital to quickly find a legal term or phrase to understand or traslate a contract for example.

ESPAÑOL: Este diccionario es ideal para conocer la equivalencia de los términos legales y económicos más comunes en la práctica jurídica y de negocios, especialmente en traducciones, contratos y correspondencia, se complementan las entradas con ejemplos de frases habituales. ... Read more

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This dictionary contains about 25,000 terms. ... Read more

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Garner's Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage gives authoritative guidance on all the vexing questions that legal writers face, from correcting grammatical errors to framing legal issues to distinguishing between similar but distinct legal terms. With great detail and care, Garner explains what legalese is, how it can be simplified, and how far legal writers can go in simplifying it. The topics are alphabetically arranged for ease of reference: simply look up any phrase or grammatical category you're interested in, and you're likely to find the final word on the subject. Shortly after the completion of this massively expanded second edition, the late Charles Alan Wright said: "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." ... Read more

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Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage (Oxford Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage)

The book, A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage by Bryan A. Garner is absolutely a must for lawyers or judges when writing briefs or opinions. The judges I know have a copy of this in their chambers to refer to as needed.

A must-have reference for the serious legal writer
Brian Garner is the man. He had me hooked from Legal Writing in Plain English. Modern legal Usage gives the modern legal writer confidence to dispense with legalese and write with precision. I will use this book as a reference throughout my career.

Extremely Useful
I'm starting my second year of law school. I got this book near the end of my first year, and it proved to be an invaluable tool for editing journals and working for law firms over the summer. I wish I had this earlier.

As a side note, I would strongly recommend this book over Garner's American Usage if you are in a legal field. Even non-legal terms are covered in a way more useful to legal writing.

The Best
This is, by far, the single best resource on legal usage one can buy.I never cease to be amazed at how often I pull this book off of my shelf to find it giving me a clear and accurate answer to a usage question.I purchased this book several years ago after attending one of Garner's legal writing seminars.That seminar and this book have dramatically improved my legal writing skills.Those two tools positively influence my writing every single day.If you follow Garner's advice and guidance, you will eliminate deadening and condescending legalese from your legal writing and replace it with clear and concise prose.My clients appreciate receiving contracts that are actually readable and my contracts are less frequently subject to alternative interpretations because ambiguities are largely eliminated.As a lawyer or paralegal, do yourself a favor and buy this book.Better yet, buy this book and take Garner's Advanced Legal Drafting seminar.You won't regret it.

Superb Work
This is a must-have and a must-read by all who use the English language professionally, including attorneys, journalists, teachers, etc. ... Read more

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An Eponymous Dictionary of Economics is a fascinating and accessible reference work with comprehensive coverage of the field of economics from Adam Smith’s Problem through Minkowski’s Theorem to Zellner’s Estimator.Eponymy - the practice of affixing the name of the scientist to all or part of what he/she has found - has many interesting features but only a very few attempts have been made to tackle the subject lexicographically in science and art. This is the first eponymous dictionary of economics ever published in any language.There are hundreds of eponyms and the average economist will probably be acquainted with, let alone be able to master, a relatively restricted number of them. The Dictionary fills this void in a manageable volume that describes all relevant economic eponyms. Some rare but interesting eponyms are also included, many entries are cross-referenced and all have a succinct bibliography for further reading.Julio Segura and Carlos Rodríguez Braun have assembled a unique Dictionary that will be an invaluable and much welcomed reference book for economic journalists, economists and economic scholars at all levels of academe, and in all areas of economics and its associated fields. ... Read more

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A Small Investment with a Big Return
Numerous law professors recommended I purchase this book.It was invaluable advice I now pass on to you.

The book itself is about the size of a 100-count pack of index cards and fits easily into your back pocket(hence, the name).It contains over 3,500 legal terms and phrases, commonabreviations, latin and french legal terms, and periodical abbreviations. In other words, it has all information necessary to deflect thedemonstrative yet caustic legal question from your favorite law professor -an interest common to all students of jurisprudence.

Preferred usesinclude taking a copy to class, packing one away for the ocassionalbusiness trip (just in case), and spot-checking grammer for the correctspelling of obscure and arcane legal terms.

This addition to your libraryis recommended if you already own a much larger and comprehensive lawdictionary, required if you do not. ... Read more

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The Law Office Reference Manual contains practical information geared for the legal profession on grammar, spelling, punctuation, word usage applicable to the law; law office procedures; citations to various legal resources with actual citations and examples to case law, administrative laws, statutes, Congressional records, etc.There is currently no one manual combining grammar elements with legal resources and citation format, although there are separate publications dealing with each type of information.There are specialized textbooks on specific topics, including the actual researching and legal writing.

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This unique dictionary provides accurate and up-to-date legaldefinitions of any product regulated in the EU. The author hassystematically compiled the definitions of products as published inthe Official Journal of the European Communities (OJEC) sinceits 1952 inception, including only the most recent version of eachdefinition. The Dictionary also covers definitions offrequently-occurring related aspects, such as testing, control,marketing and transport. The Dictionary follows a systematic structure:+names of products (or related aspects),+descriptive keywords,+definitions, and+coded references to definitionsource documents (legal instruments). The CD-ROM format makesaccess even simpler, permitting instantaneous searches with just a fewclicks of a keyboard. Yearly updates of this work will keep users current on futurelegislative developments and will integrate definitions issued by theCourt of First Instance and the Court of Justice of the EuropeanCommunities. This thorough, easily-accessed work is the only one of its kind. Itsmaintenance of currency and ease of use makes it a lasting resource ofgreat practical value. ... Read more

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With over 8,000 terms & expressions, this dictionary provides clear, concise information on all aspects of all civil, criminal & commercial law. Expanded topics for the new edition include juvenile crime, immigraiton, anti-terrorism measures, e-crime, family law, police procedure & forensics.Ideal for students & all professionals who need to understand legal terminology, especially non-native speakers of English.Terms explained in clear, simple English, examples show words used in context & useful supplements include a guide to legislative procedure, court structure & sentencing & a list of resources on the web. ... Read more