A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage

Description In this dictionary of American (and some British) legal usage, attorney Garner provides a "charted course" through legal language, advising on hundreds of usage problems in legal writing. Words, phrases, and a few topics are arranged alphabetically and defined or discussed with distinctions between similar terms carefully drawn. Problems in phraseology, diction, grammar, and style are dealt with and entries aptly illustrated from cases, statutes, etc. This volume supplements standard law dictionaries by adding to definitions and including terms not found. It is the most extensive resource available for legal word usage. Its strengths are depth in explanations, careful distinctions, and engaging style. Reviews "You will use A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage again and again with confidence and delight. This is one of the best books ever written for lawyers."--ABA Appellate Practice Journal "Garner has produced a work of learning, taste, care, and wit."--ABA Journal "Even law libraries that already own the first edition should benefit from Garner's new edition."--Law Library Journal "Assiduous use of the newly revised Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage will improve mediocre legal writing and enhance good documents. Libraries that serve the legal community and people who read what lawyers write should add this work to their reference collections."--RQ "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, with more depth, more illustrative quotations, and more proof of Garner's lively literary style. He has surely established himself as the world's leading authority on the language of the law."--Charles Alan Wright "The well-received Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage has been updated in this superior second edition....Even libraries that have the first edition should consider this new one, which is highly recommended for any law collection in public or academic libraries."--RBB/Booklist "This dictionary sets the standard for legal usage. It is absolutely indispensable for law libraries, lawyers, and judges, and a wonderful addition to all academic and public library reference collections."--Library Journal "An impressive enhancement of the original edition....Garner's approach to legal language makes this resource essential to law and social science collections and to all levels of readers, including lawyers."--Choice Book Details Paperback: 980 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2 edition (May 17, 2001) Language: English ISBN-10: 0195142365 ISBN-13: 978-0195142365 Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 2 inches Shipping Weight: 3 pounds