num_pages: 602
description: This acclaimed dictionary is the most comprehensive of its kind with over 4200 concise informative entries on all aspects of English law with 200 entries new to this volume. The Dictionary defines all the major terms concepts processes and organization of the legal system - with newcoverage of important recent legislation and expanded coverage of criminology and law enforcement. International in scope the book includes terms taken from European law international law human rights law and environmental law. This edition offers highlighted feature entries that discuss keytopics in detail such as adoption law or the Terrorism Act. There is a useful Writing and Citation Guide that specifically addresses problems and established conventions for writing legal essays and reports and the book features entry-level web links which are accessed and kept up to date via theDictionary of Law companion website. This classic dictionary is an invaluable source of legal reference for lawyers law students and anyone else needing succinct clarification of legal terms.
language: English
title: A Dictionary of Law
publisher: Oxford University Press