From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A law
dictionary is a dictionary that is designed and compiled to
give
information about terms used in the field of law.
A distinction is made between different types of law
dictionaries. A
monolingual law dictionary covers one
language, a
bilingual covers two.
A distinction may also be made as to its coverage. A law
dictionary that covers an entire field of law is called a
single-field dictionary, whereas a dictionary that covers a
part of a field of law is called a
sub-field dictionary, e.g. a dictionary of
contract law. If the law dictionary attempts to cover all
the terms in the field of law, its is called a
maximizing dictionary, and if it attempts to cover only a
limited number of terms, it is called a
minimizing dictionary.
A good bilingual law dictionary needs to take the users'
expected language and professional competences into account. The
lexicographers therefore need to consider the following
aspects: dictionary user research, dictionary
typology, structure and presentation of the relevant
information. When making a law dictionary, the lexicographers
attempt to present the information in such a way that the user
is not burdened with excessive
lexicographic information costs.
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Contents
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Relevant literature
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1.1
Major Law Dictionaries
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1.2
Downloadable Law
Dictionaries
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1.3
Online Law Dictionaries
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Relevant literature
Major Law Dictionaries
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Black's Law Dictionary (8th ed.).
ISBN 0-314-15199-0.
- Sandro Nielsen: The Bilingual LSP Dictionary.
Principles and Practice for Legal Language. Gunter Narr
Verlag
1994.
Downloadable Law Dictionaries
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Dean's Law Dictionary - created by artificial
intelligence with over 185,000 terms and 300,000 case cites.
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Poorman's Law Dictionary - A dictionary for Blackberry,
Palm and Symbian Phones.
Online Law Dictionaries
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LawDictionaries.com - Index of free online law
dictionaries and other useful tools.
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LawyerIntl.com Legal Dictionary - Compilation of Law
Dictionaries including Bouvier's Legal Dictionary 6th
Edition
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The 'Lectric Law Library - the gateway to 1000's of
pages of free legal information and free legal forms.
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Some links to Legal Dictionaries
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Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 6th ed. (1856)
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WEX: Definitions, An American law glossary, from Cornell
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United States Glossary of immigration law terms
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TheLAW.com legal dictionary - Over 8,000 definitions
including
Bouvier's Legal Dictionary Revised 6th Ed.
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Everybody's Legal Dictionary, Nolo Press
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Litigation & Discovery Dictionary
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International Law dictionary (unfortunately no longer
active; however, the link now points to an archive on
Internet Wayback Machine)
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Law.com legal dictionary
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4LawSchool Law Dictionary
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Dean's Law Dictionary, THIS IS A LINK TO A COMMERCIAL
SALES SITE Created with
artificial intelligence.
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