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Legal Dictionaries
- Legal dictionaries define legal terms and common words with special legal meanings;
- They also provide definitions of legal maxims and Latin terms;
- The definitions often include value-added information, such as a case reference or a citation to a relevant piece of legislation.
Canadian Legal Dictionaries
- Dictionary of Canadian Law, 4th ed byCall Number: Learning Commons & Reference Room (level 2): KE183 .D83 2011
Pocket Dictionary of Canadian Law, 5th ed by Call Number: Learning Commons (level 2): KE183 .D84 2011
Barron's Canadian Law Dictionary, 6th ed by Call Number: Learning Commons (level 2): KE183.Y63 2009
U.S. Legal Dictionary
Note: American dictionaries don’t always reflect Canadian usage.
Black’s Law Dictionary, 10th ed by Call Number: Learning Commons (level 2): KF156 .B53 2019Publication Date: 2019or online via Westlaw Edge Canada
U.K. Legal Dictionaries
Osborn’s Concise Law Dictionary, 11th ed.
Call Number: LAW LIBRARY learning commons (level 2): KD313 .O8 2009
The Law Student's Dictionary by Call Number: LAW LIBRARY learning commons (level 2): KD313 .M69 2008(formerly Mozley & Whiteley’s Law Dictionary)
