Author: Janet Giltrow
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110720965
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This collection is about how law makes meaning and how meaning makes law. Through clear methodology and substantial findings, chapters expose the deficits of ‘literal’ meaning and the difficulties in 'ordinary' meaning, in international legal contexts and in more immediate social ones, as well as in courtrooms. Further, chapters in this volume see the challenges to national and international commitments to all speakers sharing a common meaning.
Legal Meanings
Author: Janet Giltrow
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110720965
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This collection is about how law makes meaning and how meaning makes law. Through clear methodology and substantial findings, chapters expose the deficits of ‘literal’ meaning and the difficulties in 'ordinary' meaning, in international legal contexts and in more immediate social ones, as well as in courtrooms. Further, chapters in this volume see the challenges to national and international commitments to all speakers sharing a common meaning.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110720965
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This collection is about how law makes meaning and how meaning makes law. Through clear methodology and substantial findings, chapters expose the deficits of ‘literal’ meaning and the difficulties in 'ordinary' meaning, in international legal contexts and in more immediate social ones, as well as in courtrooms. Further, chapters in this volume see the challenges to national and international commitments to all speakers sharing a common meaning.
A Dictionary of Law
Author: Elizabeth A. Martin
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191047694
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
This best-selling dictionary is an authoritative and comprehensive source of jargon-free legal information. It contains over 4,200 entries that clearly define the major terms, concepts, processes, and the organization of the English legal system. This is a reissue with new covers and essential updates to account for recent changes. Highlighted feature entries discuss key topics in detail, for example adoption law, the appeals system, statement of terms of employment, and terrorism acts, and there is a useful Writing and Citation Guide that specifically addresses problems and established conventions for writing legal essays and reports. Now providing more information than ever before, this edition features recommended web links for many entries, which are accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Law companion website. Described by leading university lecturers as 'the best law dictionary' and 'excellent for non-law students as well as law undergraduates', this classic dictionary is an invaluable source of legal reference for professionals, students, and anyone else needing succinct clarification of legal terms. Focusing primarily on English law, it also provides a one-stop source of information for any of the many countries that base their legal system on English law.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191047694
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
This best-selling dictionary is an authoritative and comprehensive source of jargon-free legal information. It contains over 4,200 entries that clearly define the major terms, concepts, processes, and the organization of the English legal system. This is a reissue with new covers and essential updates to account for recent changes. Highlighted feature entries discuss key topics in detail, for example adoption law, the appeals system, statement of terms of employment, and terrorism acts, and there is a useful Writing and Citation Guide that specifically addresses problems and established conventions for writing legal essays and reports. Now providing more information than ever before, this edition features recommended web links for many entries, which are accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of Law companion website. Described by leading university lecturers as 'the best law dictionary' and 'excellent for non-law students as well as law undergraduates', this classic dictionary is an invaluable source of legal reference for professionals, students, and anyone else needing succinct clarification of legal terms. Focusing primarily on English law, it also provides a one-stop source of information for any of the many countries that base their legal system on English law.
Dictionary of Legal Terms
Author: Steven H. Gifis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1438067968
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Updated to include new terms and to incorporate recent changes in laws and judicial interpretations, this handy dictionary: Contains over 2500 legal terms defined in clear, easy to understand English Translates “legalese” for the layperson Includes hundreds of examples to illustrate the definitions Is an ideal book for quick reference or to learn more about the law: Non-lawyers will appreciate the way this book cuts through the complexities of legal jargon and presents definitions and explanations that are easily understood and referenced. The terms are arranged alphabetically and given with definitions and explanations for consumers, business proprietors, legal beneficiaries, investors, property owners, litigants, and all others who have dealings with the law. Find definitions on everything from Abandonment and Abatable Nuisance, all the way through to Zoning.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1438067968
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Updated to include new terms and to incorporate recent changes in laws and judicial interpretations, this handy dictionary: Contains over 2500 legal terms defined in clear, easy to understand English Translates “legalese” for the layperson Includes hundreds of examples to illustrate the definitions Is an ideal book for quick reference or to learn more about the law: Non-lawyers will appreciate the way this book cuts through the complexities of legal jargon and presents definitions and explanations that are easily understood and referenced. The terms are arranged alphabetically and given with definitions and explanations for consumers, business proprietors, legal beneficiaries, investors, property owners, litigants, and all others who have dealings with the law. Find definitions on everything from Abandonment and Abatable Nuisance, all the way through to Zoning.
Real Life Dictionary of the Law
Author: Gerald N. Hill
Publisher: Stoddart
ISBN: 9781575440545
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
Defines hundred of common legal terms from abate and bad faith to waive and zoning
Publisher: Stoddart
ISBN: 9781575440545
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
Defines hundred of common legal terms from abate and bad faith to waive and zoning
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law
Author: Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher: Merriam-Webster
ISBN: 9780877796046
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
A search only dictionary on the FindLaw web site that includes 10,000 definitions of legal terms.
Publisher: Merriam-Webster
ISBN: 9780877796046
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
A search only dictionary on the FindLaw web site that includes 10,000 definitions of legal terms.
Dictionary of Legal Terms
Author: Steven H. Gifis
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Defines nearly three thousand legal terms, many with examples that illustrate the definitions, and includes a pronunciation guide.
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Defines nearly three thousand legal terms, many with examples that illustrate the definitions, and includes a pronunciation guide.
A Dictionary of Law
Author: Jonathan Law
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199664927
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 705
Book Description
Written in a clear and jargon-free style, this dictionary is useful to anyone without a legal qualification who comes into contact with the law in the United Kingdom or any Commonwealth country where the legal system is founded on English law.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199664927
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 705
Book Description
Written in a clear and jargon-free style, this dictionary is useful to anyone without a legal qualification who comes into contact with the law in the United Kingdom or any Commonwealth country where the legal system is founded on English law.
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
Author: Bryan A. Garner
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195142365
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description
A comprehensive guide to legal style and usage, with practical advice on how to write clear, jargon-free legal prose. Includes style tips as well as definitions.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195142365
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description
A comprehensive guide to legal style and usage, with practical advice on how to write clear, jargon-free legal prose. Includes style tips as well as definitions.
Legal Definitions
Black's Law Dictionary
Author: Bryan A. Garner
Publisher: West Legalworks
ISBN: 9780314151995
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1810
Book Description
Features more than ten thousand legal terms and includes a dictionary guide and the complete United States Constitution.
Publisher: West Legalworks
ISBN: 9780314151995
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1810
Book Description
Features more than ten thousand legal terms and includes a dictionary guide and the complete United States Constitution.