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Legal Reference Resources
Reference Resources include materials like Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. They are very important in Legal Research to get an overview of a topic or area of law, especially if you are unfamiliar with it.
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Black's Law Dictionary 10th Edition by Call Number: Reference KF156 .B53 2014ISBN: 9780314613004This comprehensive law dictionary contains more than 50,000 terms and includes definitions of more than 1,000 law-related abbreviations and acronyms. More than 7,500 terms new to this edition include bioweapon, gazump, hacker, mommy track, unperson and zero-tolerance law. -
Corpus juris secundum : a complete restatement of the entire American law as developed by all reported cases by Call Number: Reference KF154 .C56ISBN: 9780420645500 -
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Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781414498966This Encyclopedia fills a much-needed gap between legal texts focusing on the theory and history behind the law and more practical guides dealing with the law and its everyday effect upon its citizens. " -
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Credo ReferenceCredo will help you gather background information on your topic from hundreds of full-text encyclopedias, dictionaries, and subject-specific titles.
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Legal Information Reference CenterDesigned to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds, including exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, as well as thousands of legal forms.