The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations

The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations
Author: Fred R. Shapiro
Publisher:
Total Pages: 610
Release: 1993
Genre: Law
ISBN:

The practice of law rests heavily on the incisive, pithy, and occasionally witty language of the best technical writing, and law- related themes are often found at the core of works of literature, politics, and other fields. Previous compilations of legal quotations have been limited, with significant gaps; many quoting rarely from American sources. The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations is the most scholarly and most complete legal quotation reference ever published. It includes a comprehensive collection of the most famous passages of American judges and legal commentators. This world also contains the wittiest sayings from literature, humor, motion pictures, and even song lyrics relating to American law. Over 3,000 entries are presented in a subject arrangement. Each quote has been verified from the original sources. Includes an author index and a key word index. An indispensable resource for anyone interested in the American legal system or in the vital legacy of the American constitution.

The New Yale Book of Quotations

The New Yale Book of Quotations
Author: Fred R. Shapiro
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 1164
Release: 2021-08-31
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0300262787

A revised, enlarged, and updated edition of this authoritative and entertaining reference book —named the #2 essential home library reference book by the Wall Street Journal “Shapiro does original research, earning [this] volume a place on the quotation shelf next to Bartlett's and Oxford's.”—William Safire, New York Times Magazine (on the original edition) “A quotations book with footnotes that are as fascinating to read as the quotes themselves.”—Arthur Spiegelman, Washington Post Book World (on the original edition) Updated to include more than a thousand new quotations, this reader-friendly volume contains over twelve thousand famous quotations, arranged alphabetically by author and sourced from literature, history, popular culture, sports, digital culture, science, politics, law, the social sciences, and all other aspects of human activity. Contemporaries added to this edition include Beyoncé, Sandra Cisneros, James Comey, Drake, Louise Glück, LeBron James, Brett Kavanaugh, Lady Gaga, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Barack Obama, John Oliver, Nancy Pelosi, Vladimir Putin, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, and David Foster Wallace. The volume also reflects path-breaking recent research resulting in the updating of quotations from the first edition with more accurate wording or attribution. It has also incorporated noncontemporary quotations that have become relevant to the present day. In addition, The New Yale Book of Quotations reveals the striking fact that women originated many familiar quotations, yet their roles have been forgotten and their verbal inventions have often been credited to prominent men instead. This book’s quotations, annotations, extensive cross-references, and large keyword index will satisfy both the reader who seeks specific information and the curious browser who appreciates an amble through entertaining pages.

Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations

Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations
Author: Elizabeth Knowles
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 494
Release: 2007-08-23
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0199208956

Containing more than 5,000 quotations from authors as diverse as Bertolt Brecht, George W. Bush, Homer Simpson, Carl Sagan, William Shatner, and Desmond Tutu, the dictionary is organized alphabetically by author, with generous cross-referencing and keyword and thematic indexes. This new edition features more than 500 new quotations and 187 new authors. The book includes special sections featuring quotations from cartoons, films, political slogans, famous last words, misquotations, official advice, newspaper headlines and more.

A Dictionary of Law

A Dictionary of Law
Author: Jonathan Law
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 705
Release: 2015
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199664927

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.

Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage

Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
Author: Bryan A. Garner
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 1023
Release: 2011
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0195384202

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.

A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage

A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
Author: Bryan A. Garner
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 990
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780195142365

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.

The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs

The Dictionary of Modern Proverbs
Author:
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2012-05-22
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0300136021

Collects more than 1,400 English-language proverbs that arose in the 20th and 21st centuries, organized alphabetically by key words and including information on date of origin, history and meaning.

A Dictionary of Law

A Dictionary of Law
Author: Elizabeth A. Martin
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2009-06-11
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0191047694

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.

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law
Author: Merriam-Webster, Inc
Publisher: Merriam-Webster
Total Pages: 662
Release: 1996
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780877796046

A search only dictionary on the FindLaw web site that includes 10,000 definitions of legal terms.