Online Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Etc.
General Legal Dictionaries
- Contains over 4,000 entries covering terms used in English law.
- Published in 2002.
Dictionary of Legal Terms: A Simplified Guide to the Language of Law
- Contains brief definitions for a wide variety of legal terms, including acronyms.
- Published in 1998.
- Contains brief definitions for a wide variety of legal terms, including Latin phrases and acronyms.
- Published in 2000.
American Law Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
The Oxford Companion to American Law
- Provides in-depth information on all aspects of American law, including important people, organizations, terms and issues.
- Published in 2002.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law
- Provides current information on more than 5,000 legal topics, including important issues, biographies, definitions of legal terms, controversial issues and more.
- Published in 2005.
The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States
- Contains over 1,200 entries covering major cases and other issues relating to the Supreme Court.
- Also includes biographical sketches of Supreme Court justices.
- Published in 2005.
The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions
- Contains entries for over 400 major Supreme Court decisions, including a summary of the case, who cast dissenting votes and a summary of the majority and dissenting opinions.
- Published in 1999.
