Burton's Legal Thesaurus, 3rd Edition

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This twentieth-anniversary edition of a standard source adds more than 1,000 terms relating to electronic commerce, intellectual property, and other recent developments.

Book Description
“Comprehensive, up-to-date, easy-to-use...” -American Bar Association Journal “It is through the use of such a tool as the Legal Thesaurus that one may find the precise term to fit the nuances of a particular situation.” -William O. Douglas, Justice, U.S. Supreme Court 1939–1975 Since 1979, Burton’s Legal Thesaurus has been the number-one resource for attorneys, writers, and scholars in need of synonyms unique to the legal profession. This updated and expanded Third Edition adds more than 1,000 new terms, many of them relating to electronic commerce, intellectual property, and other new developments in law. It also features a new, more user-friendly format with thorough cross-referencing.

Book Info
Most authoritative and comprehensive work of its kind including new entries on electronic commerce, intellectual property, bioethics, plus other cutting edge legal issues. Softcover. DLC: Law--U.S.--Terminology.

From the Back Cover
7,000 terms, synonyms, definitions, and parts of speech related specifically to the legal profession—now newly updated and revised

For over twenty years, Burton’s Legal Thesaurus has been the standard for legal professionals seeking to express their thoughts, ideas and arguments clearly and persuasively. It continues to be an essential reference tool in a field where precision and accuracy of language is vital. This newly revised and expanded third edition contains more entries than ever before, including cutting-edge terms unique to today’s legal profession.

This new edition of Burton’s Legal Thesaurus is an indispensable reference source for:
* Attorneys and judges, who will appreciate the timeliness of the 1,000-plus new entries
* Law students seeking familiarity with usage of a specific word or term
* Paralegals and legal aides, who spend countless hours assisting in the preparation of important legal documents
* Journalists and scholars looking for clear explanations of legal colloquialisms
* Laypersons with a thirst for knowledge of the specifics of legal expression

PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS

"Prepared by lawyers, comprehensive, up-to-date, easy to use." -American Bar Association Journal

"A tool to strengthen the lawyer’s vocabulary and improve the precision of legal writing…excellent quality and painstaking attention to detail...will doubtless become a standard reference." -Maryland Bar Journal

"The Legal Thesaurus…might be to Black’s what Roget’s is to Webster’s…Given the popularity of plain language laws, the Legal Thesaurus could be just the book to own." -United States Law Week

"With the emphasis today on good legal writing, plain English,and consumer communications, there is a need for volumes to help lawyers to be precise with their language…The legal profession should find this volume valuable in using the exact word to convey the meaning intended." -New York State Bar Journal

FROM OUR EDITORS

For more than 20 years, when students and professionals working with the law have needed synonyms, they have turned to Burton's Legal Thesaurus. This third edition has been updated to include 1,000 new terms, covering hot issues such as intellectual property law and the Internet.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

￯﾿ﾽComprehensive, up-to-date, easy-to-use...￯﾿ﾽ-American Bar Association Journal ￯﾿ﾽIt is through the use of such a tool as the Legal Thesaurus that one may find the precise term to fit the nuances of a particular situation.￯﾿ﾽ -William O. Douglas, Justice, U.S. Supreme Court 1939￯﾿ﾽ1975 Since 1979, Burton's Legal Thesaurus has been the number-one resource for attorneys, writers, and scholars in need of synonyms unique to the legal profession. This updated and expanded Third Edition adds more than 1,000 new terms, many of them relating to electronic commerce, intellectual property, and other new developments in law. It also features a new, more user-friendly format with thorough cross-referencing.

SYNOPSIS

7,000 terms, synonyms, definitions, and parts of speech related specifically to the legal profession—now newly updated and revised

For over twenty years, Burton's Legal Thesaurus has been the standard for legal professionals seeking to express their thoughts, ideas and arguments clearly and persuasively. It continues to be an essential reference tool in a field where precision and accuracy of language is vital. This newly revised and expanded third edition contains more entries than ever before, including cutting-edge terms unique to today's legal profession.

This new edition of Burton's Legal Thesaurus is an indispensable reference source for:
* Attorneys and judges, who will appreciate the timeliness of the 1,000-plus new entries
* Law students seeking familiarity with usage of a specific word or term
* Paralegals and legal aides, who spend countless hours assisting in the preparation of important legal documents
* Journalists and scholars looking for clear explanations of legal colloquialisms
* Laypersons with a thirst for knowledge of the specifics of legal expression

PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS

"Prepared by lawyers, comprehensive, up-to-date, easy to use." -American Bar Association Journal

"A tool to strengthen the lawyer's vocabulary and improve the precision of legal writing￯﾿ﾽexcellent quality and painstaking attention to detail...will doubtless become a standard reference." -Maryland Bar Journal

"The Legal Thesaurus￯﾿ﾽmight be to Black's what Roget's is to Webster's￯﾿ﾽGiven the popularity of plain language laws, the Legal Thesaurus could be just the book to own." -United States Law Week

"With the emphasis today on good legal writing, plain English,and consumer communications, there is a need for volumes to help lawyers to be precise with their language￯﾿ﾽThe legal profession should find this volume valuable in using the exact word to convey the meaning intended." -New York State Bar Journal

"In the legal community absolute understanding is the measure of perfection￯﾿ﾽIt is through the use of such a tool as the Legal Thesaurus that one may find the precise term to fit the nuances of a particular situation." -William O. Douglas Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1939-1975

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