A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage (Oxford Paperbacks)

by Bryan A . Garner (Author)

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  Paperback
  1991

  $3.25

  In recent years increasing emphasis has been placed on the need for clarity and precision in legal writing. The 6000 entries in this dictionary provide an accessible and updated guide, aiming to enable lawyers, judges and legal students concerned with legal language to resolve questions of phraseology, diction, grammar and style. Illustrated throughout with examples from statutes, briefs and law review articles, this text offers full coverage of British and American legal usage.