Key Resources for Definitions
Black's Law DictionaryCall Number: UCF Downtown Library Reference -- KF 156 .B53 2019- Words & PhrasesCall Number: UCF Main General Collection -- KF156.W6712ch4ck availability
Judicial and statutory definitions of words and phrases -- All judicial constructions and definitions of words and phrases by the State and Federal courts from the earliest times, alphabetically arranged and indexed
45+ volumes
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 ProfessionCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- KF 156.B856 2013
Dictionaries
- Ballentine's Law Dictionary, 3rd editionBallentine's Law Dictionary contains over 40,000 definitions of legal term "based on the actual construction of those terms by courts of last resort, with each case cited to the page on which the definition appears."
- The Law Dictionary"This dictionary contains the meaning and application of over 5,000 legal terms,phrases and maxims."
- The Wolters Kluwer Bouvier Law Dictionary Desk Edition"8,500 robust, paragraph-length entries explain more than 11,200 words and phrases"