Description
This new edition has more than 43,000 definitions, plus almost 3,000 quotations. Alternative spellings or equivalent terms and expressions are provided for more than 5,300 terms and senses, serving a thesaurus-like function. The extensive appendix on legal abbreviations is a major addition. It's the first time such a comprehensive guide has been included in a modern law dictionary, and is an invaluable aid to the legal researcher. Some of the new terms appearing for the first time include "Amber Alert," "antispamming law," "Child Online Protection Act," "cyberpiracy," "cyberterrorism," "chad," "repressed-memory syndrome," "ethnic cleansing," "Strategic National Stockpile," and "grandparent rights."
Features
- 17,000 more definitions than the 7th Edition
- Almost 3,000 quotations from authorities drawn from sources over at least five centuries
- Extensive appendix on legal abbreviations
- Includes changes made since the creation of the department of Homeland Security
- More than 1,000 law-related abbreviations and acronyms are defined
- Newly enhanced with West Key Numbers for research reference