Legal terminology textbook
Encyclopedia
A legal terminology textbook is a textbook
that arranges and defines legal words and phrases in groups and by topic, in contrast with a law dictionary
, which arranges and defines legal words and phrases individually and in alphabetical order. Thus, it may be more suitable for a student or other person interested in understanding an array of related legal words and phrases.
Such books published in the United States include the following:
Textbook
A textbook or coursebook is a manual of instruction in any branch of study. Textbooks are produced according to the demands of educational institutions...
that arranges and defines legal words and phrases in groups and by topic, in contrast with a law dictionary
Law dictionary
A law dictionary is a dictionary that is designed and compiled to give information about terms used in the field of law.Nielsen 1994 discusses different types of law dictionaries. A distinction is made between different types of law dictionaries. A monolingual law dictionary covers one language, a...
, which arranges and defines legal words and phrases individually and in alphabetical order. Thus, it may be more suitable for a student or other person interested in understanding an array of related legal words and phrases.
Such books published in the United States include the following:
Comprehensive Legal Terminology Textbooks
- Legal Terminology Explained [ISBN 0073511846] – in 57 narrative chapters arranged according to a comprehensive outline (Chapter 1, p. 8.), Edward A. NolfiEdward A. NolfiEdward Anthony Nolfi is an American attorney, editor, teacher, and writer, and the author of numerous legal textbooks published by McGraw-Hill, including the first comprehensive legal terminology textbook published in the United States, .Nolfi is a bachelor's degree, liberal arts graduate of...
defines more than 6,000 legal words and phrases. Published as part of the McGraw-Hill Paralegal series.
Selective Legal Terminology Textbooks
- Legal Terminology [ISBN 0131568043] – in 42 chapters, Gordon W. Brown defines more than 1,500 legal words and phrases.
- Legal Terminology With Flashcards [ISBN 1418039802] – in 19 chapters, Cathy J. Okrent defines more than 1,900 legal words and phrases.
- Legal Studies: Terminology and Transcription [ISBN 0538437227] – in 32 chapters, Wanda Roderick-Bolton defines terms "selected from books on legal secretarial training, law books, legal dictionaries, legal documents, and court transcripts" (Preface, p. v.).