A legal resource since 1891, Black's Law Dictionary, Standard Edition has received a
complete cover-to-cover revision. This new edition has more than 43,000 definitions, plus
almost 3,000 quotations. Alternative spellings or equivalent terms and expressions are
provided for more than 5,300 terms and senses, serving a thesaurus-like function. The
extensive appendix on legal abbreviations is a major addition. Its the first time such a
comprehensive guide has been included in a modern law dictionary, and is an invaluable aid
to the legal researcher. Some of the new terms appearing for the first time include Amber
Alert, antispamming law, Child Online Protection Act, cyberpiracy, cyberterrorism, chad,
repressed-memory syndrome, ethnic cleansing, Strategic National Stockpile, and grandparent
rights.
NEW in this edition
17,000 more definitions than the 7th Edition
Newly enhanced with West Key Numbers for research reference
Includes changes made since the creation of the department of Homeland Security
Almost 3,000 quotations from authorities drawn from sources over at least five centuries
More than 1,000 law-related abbreviations and acronyms are defined
Extensive appendix on legal abbreviations
Table of of Contents
Preface to the Eighth Edition
Preface to the Seventh Edition
Guide to the Dictionary
List of Abbreviations in Definitions
Dictionary
Appendixes
Table of Legal Abbreviations
Legal Maxims
The Constitution of the United States of America
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Time Chart of the United States Supreme Court
Federal Circuits Map
British Regnal Years
Bibliography
Hardcover
1789 pages