Oxford Dictionary of Law
Over 4,000 entries
Written in clear, jargon-free language, this dictionary is ideal for anyone without a legal qualification who comes into contact with the law. It is a useful reference book for lawyers, students, and secretaries in the UK or any Commonwealth country where the legal system is founded on English law.
Entries define and explain the major terms, concepts, processes, and organization of the law. Coverage includes European law, the Internet, world trade, divorce law, local government, property law, consumer and data protection, and criminal law. The sixth edition has an expanded coverage of European and International law, as well as jurisprudence terms.
First published 1983 as A Concise Dictionary of Law; second edition 1990; third edition 1994; reissued with new covers and corrections 1996; fourth edition 1997, fifth edition 2002; sixth edition 2006
