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Key Resources for Definitions
Black's Law Dictionary
Call Number: UCF Downtown Library Reference -- KF 156 .B53
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Words & Phrases
Call Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- KF 156 .W6712
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provides judicial interpretations of terms.
See also the "Words & Phrases" volumes of West's Federal Practice Digest
Burton's Legal Thesaurus: Over 10,000 Synonyms, Terms & Expressions Specifically Related to the Legal Profession
Call Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- KF 156.B856 2013
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Other Resources for Definitions
Elsevier's Legal Dictionary: in English, German, French, Dutch, & Spanish
Call Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- K 54 .E45 2001
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Wiley's English-Spanish, Spanish-English Legal Dictionary
Call Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- K 52 .S6 K63 1997
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Diccionario jurídico inglés-español, español-inglés Wiley
Legal Glossaries & Dictionaries (National Center for State Courts)
Resources include monolingual & bilingual reference materials for legal terminology developed by courts, court-stakeholders, and academic bodies.
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