Law Dictionaries and Similar Works

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Canadian

  1. Daphne A. Dukelow, Dictionary of Canadian law
    4th ed. (Toronto, Ont.: Thomson Carswell, 2011)
    KF 156 D84 2011 (Law Core)
  2. Jean E.L. Côté, Words that bind : words and phrases judicially considered by the Supreme Court of Canada and by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to 1949,
    (Edmonton: Juriliber, 2011)
    KF 156 C675 2011 (Law Core)
  3. John A. Yogis and Catherine Cotter, Barron's Canadian law dictionary,
    6th ed. (Hauppauge, N.Y.: Barron's Educational Series, 2009)
    KF 156 Y63 2009 (Law Core)
  4. Hubert Reid, Dictionnaire de droit québecois et canadien
    3rd ed. (Montral: Wilson & Lafleur, 2004)
    KF 156 R44 2004
  5. Daphne A. Dukelow, Pocket dictionary of Canadian law
    3rd ed. (Toronto, Ont.: Carswell, 2002)
    KF 156 D85 2002 (Law Core)
  6. Louis Beaudoin, Les mots du droit : lexique analogique juridique = legal thesaurus
    (Cowansville, Qubec: Éditions Yvon Blais, 2000)
    K 52 F7 B43 2000 (Law Core)
  7. Canadian Legal Words and Phrases
    CA0BRW file, available on QuickLaw/LexisNexis
  8. Words & Phrases Judicially Defined in Canadian Courts and Tribunals
    (Toronto: Carswell, 1993-)
    8 volumes, with irregularly issued cumulative supplements, and monthly updates
    DIG A285
    Westlaw Canada CAN-WORDS database

English

  1. Peter Cane and Joanne Conaghan, The new Oxford companion to law,
    (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008)
    K 48 W34 2008 (Law Core)
  2. Jonathan Law and Elizabeth A. Martin, A dictionary of law,
    7th ed. (Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009)
    OCLC No. 603894224
    The internet edition: http://www.library.yorku.ca/e/resolver/id/1063726
    6th ed. (Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006)
    KF 156 D52 2006 (Law Core)
  3. James E. Penner, The law student's dictionary,
    (Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008)
    "This is the 13th edition of Mozley and Whitely's Law dictionary ..."
    KF 156 M6 2008 (Law Core)
  4. Herbert Newman Mozley and George Crispe Whitely, Mozley & Whiteley's law dictionary,
    12th ed. by James E. Penner (London: Butterworths, 2001)
    KF 156 M6 2001 (Law Core)
  5. Percy George Osborn, Osborn's concise law dictionary,
    9th ed. by Sheila Bone (London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2001)
    KF 156 O8 2001 (Law Core)
  6. Stroud's judicial dictionary of words and phrases,
    6th ed. by Daniel Greenberg and Alexandra Millbrook (London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2000)
    KF 156 S8 2000 (Law Core)
    Note: Supplements are regularly published.
  7. Christine Rossini, English as a legal language,
    2nd ed. (London: Kluwer Law International, 1998)
    K 50 R67 1998 (Law Core)
  8. Christine Miskin and Nigel Smith, A Legal thesaurus
    (Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire: Legal Information Resources, 1988)
    KF 156 L31 1988 (Law Core)
  9. David M. Walker, The Oxford companion to law
    (Oxford; Oxford University Press, 1980)
    K 48 W34 (Law Core)
  10. Earl Jowitt and Clifford Walsh, Jowitt's Dictionary of English law,
    2d ed. by John Burke (London: Sweet & Maxwell, 1977-1985), updated by cumulative supplement
    KF 156 J6 1977 (Law Core)
  11. Giles Jacob, A New law-dictionary
    10th ed. by J. Morgan (London : Printed by W. Strahan and W. Woodfall, 1782)
    KF 156 J32 1782 OVERSIZE (Special Collections)
    1739 ed. (archive.org)
  12. John Cowell, The Interpreter, or, booke containing the signification of words : wherein is set foorth the true meaning of all, or the most part of such words and termes, as are mentioned in the lawe writers or statutes of this victorious and renowned Kingdome, requiring any exposition or interpretation ...
    (New York: Da Capo Press, 1970); reprint of (Cambridge: John Legate, 1607)
    KF 156 C68 1607A
    1727 ed. (archive.org)
  13. John (or William) Rastell, An exposition of certaine difficult and obscure wordes and termes of the lawes of this realme, also known as Termes de la ley, a translation of Expositiones terminorum legum Anglorum, originally composed in French in 1527
    (New York : Da Capo Press, 1969); reprint of the 1579 ed. printed by R. Tottell, London.
    KF 156 R38 1579A
    1636 ed. (archive.org)

American

  1. Bryan A. Garner, Garner's dictionary of legal usage
    3rd ed. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2011)
    KF 156 G37 2011 (Law Core)
  2. Henry Campbell Black, Black's law dictionary
    9th ed. by Bryan A. Garner (St. Paul, MN: West, 2009)
    KF 156 B53 2009 (Law Core)
    BLACKS database (Westlaw Canada)
  3. Susan Ellis Wild, Webster's new world law dictionary
    (Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2006)
    Electronic (York)
    Internet edition: http://www.library.yorku.ca/e/resolver/id/1888248
  4. Gerry W. Beyer, Modern dictionary for the legal profession
    4th ed. (Buffalo, N.Y.: William S. Hein & Co., 2008)
    KF 156 B463 2008 (Law Core)
    MDLP file, available on QuickLaw/LexisNexis, but not on student accounts.
  5. David Mellinkoff, Mellinkoff's Dictionary of American legal usage
    (Eugene, Ore. : Wipf & Stock, 2009)
    KF 156 M45 2009 (Law Core)
  6. Margaret C. Jasper, Dictionary of selected legal terms
    3rd ed. (New York : Oceana, c2009)
    KF 156 M45 2009 (Law Core)
  7. Steven H. Gifis, Dictionary of legal terms : a simplified guide to the language of law
    4th ed. (Hauppauge, NY : Barron's, c2008)
    KF 156 G529 2008 (Law Core)
  8. Steven H. Gifis, Law dictionary
    5th ed. (Hauppauge, NY : Barron's, c2003)
    KF 156 G53 2003 (Law Core)
  9. James E. Clapp, Random House Webster's dictionary of the law
    (New York : Random House, c2000)
    KF 156 C54 2000A (Law Core)
  10. William Cox Cochran, The Law dictionary : pronouncing edition : a dictionary of legal words and phrases with Latin and French maxims of the law, translated and explained, [and] abbreviations found in legal publications
    7th ed. by Amy B. Brann (Cincinnati, Ohio : Anderson Pub., 1997)
    KF 156 C6 1997 (Law Core)
    LAWDIC file, available on QuickLaw/LexisNexis, but not on student accounts.
  11. Merriam-Webster's dictionary of law
    (Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996)
    KF 156 M47 1996 (Law Core)
  12. William C. Burton, Legal thesaurus,
    2nd ed. by Steven C. DeCosta (New York: Macmillan, 1992)
    KF 156 B856 1992 (Law Core)
  13. Index to legal periodicals : thesaurus
    (New York: H.W. Wilson, 1988)
    KF 8 I 533 1988 (Index)
  14. Bryan A. Garner, A dictionary of modern legal usage
    (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987)
    KF 156 G37 1987 (Law Core)
    DMLU file, available on QuickLaw/LexisNexis, but not on student accounts.
  15. William P. Statsky, West's legal thesaurus/dictionary : a resource for the writer and computer researcher
    (St. Paul: West Pub. Co., 1985)
    KF 156 S63 1985 (Law Core)
  16. James A. Ballentine, Ballentine's law dictionary with pronunciations
    3d ed. by William S. Anderson (Rochester, N.Y. : Lawyers Co-operative Pub. Co., 1969)
    KF 156 B3 1969
    BTINES file, available on QuickLaw/LexisNexis, but not on student accounts.
  17. Words and phrases
    (St. Paul: West Pub. Co., 1940-)
    supplemented by annual pocket parts
    Dig. U.S. A22 W67 (U. of Toronto Law Library)

Australian

  1. Enterprise legal thesaurus
    6th ed. (Lindfield, N.S.W.: Enterprise Information Management, 1998)
    KF 156 L32 1998 (Law Core)
  2. John M. Bishop, Australian legal words and phrases
    (Bondi Junction, N.S.W.: Blackstone Press, 1990)
    KF 156 B47 1990 (Law Core)
  3. Stephen Marantelli and Celia Tikotin, The Australian legal dictionary,
    2nd ed. (Caulfield East, Vic.: Edward Arnold Australia, 1985)
    KF 156 M37 1985 (Law Core)


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