Oran's Dictionary of the Law

Fourth Edition
Author: Daniel Oran, J.D.; Mark Tosti
ISBN #: 1418080918
©2008   Publish Date: 06/12/2007
Binding: PB
Pages: 624
Publisher: Cengage Learning

Price: $63.95

Product Benefits:

• Explains technical jargon in clear language
• Gives the reader the core of each legal idea rather than confusing details
• Gets the reader seamlessly from one word or concept to another
• Tells the reader where to go beyond the book for more information
• Helps the reader understand contracts, laws, court decisions, and lawyers
• Helps the reader use a precise technical vocabulary

Table of Contents:

Introduction.
Acknowledgements.
Reading the Definitions.
Pronunciation.
The Basic 50 Words.
Dictionary.
Appendix A: Where to Go for More Information.
Appendix B: Lawyer Talk.
Appendix C: Legal Research.
How to Use This Appendix.
Concepts in the Law.
Techniques of Research.
Sources of the Law.
Computer-Assisted Legal Research.
Illustrations.
Organization of the Federal Government.
U.S. Courts of Appeals and U.S. District Courts Map.
Civil Lawsuit and Criminal Trial Flowcharts.
Research "Sunshine".
Sources of the Law.
National Reporter System.
Introduction to a Case in the National Reporter System.
Example of How Legal Subjects are Subdivided.

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