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Dictionaries

Source: Drake Law Library

Black's Law Dictionary by A. Bryan Garner (Editor-In-Chief)
Call Number: Law Library Information Desk KF156 .B53 (older editions in Law Library Stacks)
This is a standard legal dictionary. It also includes an appendix of common Latin legal phrases. Also accessible through Westlaw (password required).

Other print legal dictionaries
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Online Legal Dictionaries
The link notes several freely accessible online legal dictionaries and related sources, many intended for the general public.
Words and Phrases
This source notes how judges have defined terms and phrases in court decisions. Available in print in the Reference section (side closest to printers) and online via Westlaw by clicking the above link.

Legal dictionaries define words and phrases. They may also cite other secondary sources or legal precedents.

The source Words and Phrases provides definitions given in court cases.

Most legal dictionaries are updated when a new edition is released.

Words and Phrases is updated regularly through pocket parts/softbound supplements and by issuing new volumes.

Updates to electronic resources are integrated in the online source.