For Law Students & Legal Professionals
Black's Law Dictionary, 11th ed. by Call Number: KF156.B53 2019 at Reference AreaPublication Date: 2019Print. Also available in Westlaw.
Leading U.S. law dictionary. Includes quotations from scholarly works, citations to selected cases and statutes. Has appendix of legal maxims.
- The Law Dictionary [Lexis Advance]7th edition 1997 to present.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary, with Pronunciations, 3d ed.. by Publication Date: 1969Print. Also available on Lexis Advance
- Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law [Findlaw]Published in 1996.
- Wex [Cornell Legal Information Institute]A community-built legal dictionary and encyclopedia. Also available in Spanish.
- Bouvier Law Dictionary Desk Edition [Lexis]Completely revised and expanded version, derived "from the famous 1853 law dictionary used by Daniel Webster, Abraham Lincoln, and Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr." Explains more than 11,000 words and phrases. 2012 edition.
For Nonlawyers
- Plain English Law Dictionary [Nolo]From a well-respected publisher of books for people without legal training.
Nolo's Plain-English Law Dictionary by Publication Date: 2009
1001 Legal Words You Need to KnowPublication Date: 2003
General Interest
Lawtalk: The Unknown Stories Behind Familiar Legal Expressions by Publication Date: 2011Ebook. Also available in print
Word Origins for Lawyers by Publication Date: 2012
