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Arguably the most valuable reference tool available to the legal community, Black's Pocket Dictionary provides more than 10,000 clear, concise, and precise definitions. The essential companion dictionary to the Standard edition and as a stand-alone tool, Black's Pocket Dictionary also includes a dictionary guide and the complete U.S. Constitution. Black's is cited more than any other legal dictionary, comes recommended by law faculty, and is available in the pocket format and a variety of other useful editions.
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Words of Law.......2007-05-18
As a working librarian, I had this valuable dictionary near my desk through several incarnations. Patrons searching to understand their insurance policies, a court order, a contract and other legal documents expected the librarian to know all the words. With "Black's Law Dictionary" we were able to decipher most of the jargon to the patron's satisfaction.
I have added it to my personal writing reference shelf to make sure a character is using the proper term and it is spelled correctly in our stories.
Nash Black, author of "Qualifying Laps" and "Taxes, Stumbling Blocks for Authors 2007."
LEGAL DEFINITIONS.......2007-01-14
FOR THE YEAR THIS BOOK WAS PRINTED THE LEXICOGRAPHICAL ENTRIES WERE VERY ACCURATE. ADDING THE U.S. CONSTITUTION TO THE APPENDIX WAS A NICE BONUS.
Smaller but still takes up space..........2006-11-10
Although much smaller than the full text version, this one still gets annoying in the backpack all day. However, I must say I use it often and more frequently than I use online dictionaries...
the law student's bible.......2006-11-05
You can probably get all the defs of the words you need off of Westlaw, but it's much more convenient to have this book next to you for you to thumb through real quick. I'm half-way through my first semester and my book is already roughed up and tattered from use.
Black's Law Dictionary .......2006-08-18
Good value. As described. Came promptly. Great Service.
Book Description
This deluxe 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.
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Black's Law Dictionary.......2006-07-10
As a corporate lawyer Living in Mexico City Amazon is a fantastic tool which gives me access to many books I would otherwise find impossible to get. The speed is quite amazing too!
Nice Look; Very Useful.......2006-06-24
I bought this dictionary along with the pocket version for school. Although I do agree with the prior rating that the cover could be slightly nicer, I am happy with my purchase. My cover has not scratched nor bent. I find the tabs very helpful.
The book looks very nice on my bookshelf, and the other hardbacks that I have viewed are not much cheaper. If you are looking to save money, buy the pocket edition. But, if you are going to spend the money for a hardback, I would suggest something that is not only useful but looks nice as well.
Not all that deluxe.......2004-12-18
I have to preface my review with a caveat: Black's is indispensible and if you're reading this, you need it. Also, I haven't looked through it extensively and so don't purport to rate this edition over the last one, just this deluxe version.
Having said that, I can't recommend this particular version with cheap-ish vinyl/leatherette cover and thumb indexing.
I just bought this deluxe version a few days ago for my sister who is going to enter law school in the fall. I decided that though the regular 7th version has served me well, she deserves the best. While this is surely the best, it is certainly not worth $40+ more than the regular version.
I feel like this $100 book will look like a pretty weak stand-alone present for her now that I've taken a close look at it; it's just a little underwhelming.
The cover, whatever it is, looks a little cheap and scratches and indents very easily. It already looks used and did not come sealed.
The binding and overall workmanship seems to be on par with the regular edition I looked at (and the one I own), which is to say mediocre.
The thumb indexing is a plus, and I guess that some people could desire that option enough to warrant the higher price.
Also, the paper is of noticeably higher quality, more like a nice library quality Webster's than a regular book. But I never noticed that the paper in my previous edition was lacking until Barrister Books told me.
The only other noteworthy thing about this particular version is the double take the cashier did when the price came up.
Really, I don't think you can justify that jump in price, if they could do something special for an additional $40-50 (i.e. leather, better binding, jewel encrusted carrying case) it would be worth looking into. There is a deluxe edition in a slipcase for $30 more, but there is no picture of it online and my school's bookstore didn't stock it and I'm sure it is the same book otherwise.
Al in all, a great reference with a marginal upgrade.
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Completely revised in 1999, the Seventh Edition of Black's Law Dictionary is the premier legal reference resource. This edition contains over 24,000 definitions, 4,500 of which are completely new to the Seventh Edition. Helpful extras include a list of legal maxims, the U.S. Constitution, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a time chart of the United States Supreme Court, a Federal Circuit Map, and British Regnal Years.
Customer Reviews:
Better than using the online version.......2007-04-15
In my opinion blacks online (through west) is too cumbersome to use. too many redirects and long paragraphs. But this book is not essential either. You'll know the phrases you need after your first month or so, and all the legal libraries have a bunch of these all over the place. Bringing it to class is almost impossible because it's so big. But it is nice to have also. I would recommend this over the 8th edition because it's so much cheaper. I don't see much difference between the two. This will sit in my office throughout my career. However it's use will continue to be limited more and more.
Priceless!!!.......2007-02-20
Black's Law Dictionary is worth it's weight in gold. I used it in my research in learning about investment opportunities and basic common law terms. It is very easy to used and the price is right. I am glad that it is part of my personal library.I purchased this book in 2005 and I have been very pleased with it.
Indespensible Dictionary!.......2007-01-10
This dictionary will be well worn! It is indespensible and sits at my desk. Clear, concise easy reading print. It is one that you can't do without. With a tremendous amount of reading to be done as a student, this dictionary was printed with that in mind making a lot less a chore to use.
It Helps.......2006-12-28
I bought this book for a class I took while I was an undergrad, and I used this book almost as much as I used the text for the class. I was able to find almost everything I needed, and in the end, it was worth having. I would recommend this for anyone taking law classes, however, I would buy a used copy because new copies can be a little pricy.
Great for first year law students.......2006-06-27
Bought it for a friend who was a first year and it has helped him immensely in school.
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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.
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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03
Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.
Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19
Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.
Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09
There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.
For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.
Very Interesting.......2007-03-07
It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.
History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10
Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.
I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.
Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.
Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.
I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.
This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.
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Edited by Bryan A. Garner, the world's leading legal lexicographer, Black's Law Dictionary, 8th Edition is now better than ever! The new 8th 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.
-17,000 more definitions than the 7th Edition
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-Includes changes made since the creation of the department of Homeland Security
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exellent for legal research .......2007-09-28
this book has proven to be very useful at college, i use it mostly to do my legal research.
Penn State Dickinson 1L.......2007-09-17
This dictionary/edition is very helpful for giving accurate and concise definitions. I don't take it to class, but I have it next to meet at all times when doing homework and usually write the definitions next to words that I didn't know. Every law student should have a dictionary, pocket size or otherwise, and this one was recommended to me so I recommend it to you.
Great Gift!.......2007-05-20
My daughter just graduated from college with a paralegal degree and wanted the Black's Law Dictionary. I got it as a gift for her and she was thrilled with the quality of this book. I was also impressed with what I got for the price!
Comprehensive and heavy!.......2007-02-22
If you're in a law class or pre-law, this is a great book. However, if your aspirations aren't in law, just go and reference it at your local library. VERY heavy book
It's great but save your money........2007-01-14
This is the most prominent legal dictionary. However, I must recommend against buying. This is especially for first year law students who hear it quoted a lot their first few weeks and think it is a necessity for law school. It's not. You don't need it. You can access it for free on LexisNexis save your money for study guides which you DO need.
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Blacks Law Dictionary Digital provides law students and other users with access from their computers to the 43,000 legal definitions found in the Standard 8th Edition of Black s Law Dictionary. Students can instantly find definitions for legal terms from search toolbars that integrate with Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox. Black s Law Dictionary Digital also incorporates the correct spellings for all defined terms into the spell check function of Word, ensuring accurate spelling for all legal documents created. Students can even listen to audio pronunciations for thousands of words and phrases, ensuring they never mispronounce another legal term. Best of all, with Black s Law Dictionary Digital students have access to the same wonderful content found in the print edition of Black s Law Dictionary, including citations to the legal encyclopedia Corpus Juris Secundum and to the West Key Number System®, which make Black s Law Dictionary a powerful research tool; alternative spellings or equivalent terms and expressions for more than 5,300 terms and senses, which serve a thesaurus-like function; an extensive appendix on legal abbreviations; and nearly 3,000 quotations.
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Don't buy it!.......2007-08-27
I would not mind the lack of CD if you actually downloaded the program.
It will not work stand alone, your computer must be connected to a network for any functionality at all.
Sucks!
Desktop Reference it is not........2007-08-04
Bought this product only to find out that I can't skip the fine print even when I am book shopping. I wanted to replace my old Black's with another desktop reference (computer desktop) that would go with me everywhere I go.
The description does not disclose that you cannot do that! You buy nothing but a key to access their server to pull the content. I already have Westlaw for that!
It's a waste of my time and money. I'll need to get myself an old-fashioned paper copy of the dictionary.
the only thing missing from this robbery is the gun!.......2007-07-31
I wish I had read the reviews before I purchased this thing. It's a mess. And it does not work with Word 2007. Big waste of money. Don't bother.
Buy this empty box.......2007-01-29
This is certainly useful, but it is mostly overkill. The spelling dictionary is useful and can be imported into any program with a customizable dictionary.
The box is empty, it contains only a brochure with a license key in it.
If you are annoyed that your word processor is constantly reporting id. as misspelled this is for you. Otherwise just keep clicking "add to dictionary" and you will have your own free version soon enough.
Still Black's Law..........2007-01-15
There is no actual CD-Rom. You access a web page and then enter your product key number in order to install the program to your computer (which operates as a web browser -like Internet Explorer or Mozilla-) You can only use the product when you are online.
I know this is inconvenient but I can understand why Thomson West released this product in this format because this seems the best, may be the only way to protect its intellectual property rights where infringement would not be ever possible in my opinion. Think that you have a product that you can install just 2 times which is usable only through the Internet. Theoretically Thomson West, thorough the IP numbers, can determine how many people use the dictionary having the same product key number at the same time. There is no actual CD-Rom. No installation of the whole content of the dictionary to your hard disk (which does not fill much space of your hard disk accordingly.) The dictionary works through the Internet. If you've ever used the Black's Law through the students' westlaw website, you gotta understand what I mean. Just think that you can use it without logging on westlaw's website. Also unlike the website, you can not click on the cases and see the text of the cases.
You can start the operation of the dictionary from the Black's Law dictionary bar that appears in your web browser's tool bar or the bar that appears in Microsoft Word's tool bar. But it is up to your preference whether to use the dictionary thorough the bar that appears in your tool bar of your browser, because you may omit such tool bar (from either your web browser or Microsoft Word, or from both) and create a shortcut of the dictionary through the actual icon located in Program Files/ Thomson West/ Blacks Law/ Blacks Law(.exe I suppose), since nothing related with Black's Law Dictionary exists in Start/ Programs menu. BTW, please note that the Black's Law bar does not appear in the new versions of Mozilla. I contacted Thomson West but they were not able to solve the problem.
In respect of your right to install the product just for 2 times, it should be noted that attempt to install more than the allowed would not be possible because when you access the web page and enter the product key number (I mentioned in the first paragraph,) the system of Thomson West will not allow you to install it again. That's what Thomson West customer service told me. However, they also told that right for 2 licenses is not that rigid. They would allow more installations on case-by-case basis for reasonable purposes. For instance it is possible that in 3 years you may change 3 laptops. I guess they would allow as many installations as you may require if you sincerely show, as the owner of this product, that you require new installation for your personal use because of the fact that you have bought a new computer or you have had to format your computer or etc.
I don't know what will happen if Thomson West releases the 9th edition of the dictionary. For instance when you search a new word which will be in the 9th edition but not in the current (8th edition), will this program yield the result of this new word? This is an issue which you may have to consult Thomson West.
The worst part of the dictionary is its pronunciations. As far as I used, I can easily say that pronunciations are not available for most of the words although Thomson West claims "[i]ncludes audio pronunciations for thousands of words and phrases. You may say "how can you expect from a law dictionary to have the pronunciation of basic English words or phrases such as 'minority shareholders?' Just go and check the pronunciations of these words from a regular dictionary." You would be right. Yet I consider a law dictionary claiming to include audio pronunciations for thousands of words and phrases has to include the pronunciations of at least Latin words and phrases, at least most common ones such as "inter alia."
I rate this product with 4 starts. I deduct 0,5 star because of the fact that you can only use it through the Internet, though I think that Thomson West did the right thing to prevent possible infringements. I deduct the other 0,5 star because of insufficient pronunciations.
To sum, it worths its price (which is the same price with the print edition.) I don't know what you do but I no more use print edition dictionaries which also have digital editions. Likewise other digital dictionaries, you don't lose time finding the page. Very convenient. Besides, it has some pronunciations nonetheless. In any case, it is Black's Law Dictionary...
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Black's Law Dictionary, Reprinted Second Edition
Henry Campbell Black
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Black, Henry Campbell. A Law Dictionary. Containing Definitions of the Terms and Phrases of American and English Jurisprudence, Ancient and Modern. And Including the Principal Terms of International, Constitutional, Ecclesiastical and Commercial Law, and Medical Jurisprudence, with a Collection of Legal Maxims, Numerous Select Titles from the Roman, Modern Civil, Scotch, French, Spanish, and Mexican Law, and Other Foreign Systems, and a Table of Abbreviations. St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing, 1910. 1314 pp. Reprinted 1995 by the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 97-10320. ISBN 1-886363-10-2. Cloth. $195.
* The second edition of Black's classic dictionary incorporates many new definitions and additional citations to decided cases, besides being a thorough revision of previous entries. Also included are many Latin and French terms overlooked in the first edition. Medical jurisprudence in particular is enriched, with new definitions for insanity and pathological and criminal insanity. The second edition (1910) is an essential complement to the first edition (1891) as it provides the scholar and student of law important insights into the rapid development of law at the turn of the century. The second edition is also notable for its revamped system of arrangement, with all compound and descriptive terms subsumed under their related main entries. Libraries, students, historians, and practitioners will all benefit from this historically significant research tool.
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Law Dictionary.......2000-07-07
This is one of the most reliable law dictionary ever made. Even if you are from a country with a different legal system, you can still use it for your references.
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Black, Henry Campbell. A Dictionary of Law. Containing Definitions of the Terms and Phrases of American and English Jurisprudence, Ancient and Modern. Including the Principal Terms of International, Constitutional, and Commercial Law; with a Collection of Legal Maxims and Numerous Select Titles from the Civil Law and Other Foreign Systems. St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing, 1891. x, 1253 pp. Reprinted 1991 by the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 91-62383. ISBN-13: 978-0-9630106-0-5. ISBn-10: 0-9630106-0-3. Cloth. $195. * Reprint of the rare first edition of the classic American law dictionary, now in its seventh edition. Contains definitions of the terms and phrases of American and English jurisprudence, ancient and modern (including the principal terms of international, constitutional, and commercial law). There is also a collection of legal maxims, as well as a bibliography of the principal law dictionaries in English and other languages to 1891.
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This deluxe edition with Slipcase 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.
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