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October 17, 2008 DOL Home > OASAM > Wirtz Labor Library > Law Library > Law Tips Archive > Legal Dictionaries |
Legal Dictionaries The practice of law requires the precise use of words. While general unabridged dictionaries define legal words of art, they do not do so with the precision of a legal dictionary. In the Witrz Labor Library we have:
Both of these sources differ from general dictionaries by:
You can also find legal dictionaries on the Internet:
DOL employees: On WESTLAW, use the database BLACKS, which contains the entire contents of Black's Law Dictionary (8th Edition, 2004). On LEXIS try Ballentine's Law Dictionary, 3rd Edition (LEXREF; BTINES) or Legal Dictionaries, Combined (LEXREF/LGLDIC). Note: Lexis no longer updates the online version of Ballentine's Law Dictionary, 3rd Edition.
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