Oran's Dictionary of the Law -With CD - 4th edition
Oran's Dictionary of the Law -With CD - 4th edition
ISBN13: 9781418080914
ISBN10: 1418080918
by Daniel Oran and Mark Tosti
Edition: 4TH 08Copyright: 2008
Publisher: Delmar Learning
Published: 2008
International: No
Summary
Oran's Dictionary of the Law, Fourth Edition, is the easiest to use introduction to legal terminology and concepts on the market. It contains clear definitions of the words that most paralegals, paralegal students, and persons in related fields need to know. The book gives the reader the core of each legal idea and helps them understand the American legal system as well as how to approach research tasks. The book precisely explains contracts, laws, court decisions, and lawyers. This new fourth edition includes a CD-ROM that contains all terms and definitions in the book and over a thousand new and revised definitions. It also includes an updated section on computerized legal research and overhauled sections on bankruptcy, intellectual property, litigation support, national security and other rapidly changing subject areas. Oran's Dictionary of the Law will leave the reader equipped with a precise, technical, legal 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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Oran's Dictionary of the Law, Fourth Edition, is the easiest to use introduction to legal terminology and concepts on the market. It contains clear definitions of the words that most paralegals, paralegal students, and persons in related fields need to know. The book gives the reader the core of each legal idea and helps them understand the American legal system as well as how to approach research tasks. The book precisely explains contracts, laws, court decisions, and lawyers. This new fourth edition includes a CD-ROM that contains all terms and definitions in the book and over a thousand new and revised definitions. It also includes an updated section on computerized legal research and overhauled sections on bankruptcy, intellectual property, litigation support, national security and other rapidly changing subject areas. Oran's Dictionary of the Law will leave the reader equipped with a precise, technical, legal vocabulary.
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.
Published: 2008
International: No
Summary
Oran's Dictionary of the Law, Fourth Edition, is the easiest to use introduction to legal terminology and concepts on the market. It contains clear definitions of the words that most paralegals, paralegal students, and persons in related fields need to know. The book gives the reader the core of each legal idea and helps them understand the American legal system as well as how to approach research tasks. The book precisely explains contracts, laws, court decisions, and lawyers. This new fourth edition includes a CD-ROM that contains all terms and definitions in the book and over a thousand new and revised definitions. It also includes an updated section on computerized legal research and overhauled sections on bankruptcy, intellectual property, litigation support, national security and other rapidly changing subject areas. Oran's Dictionary of the Law will leave the reader equipped with a precise, technical, legal vocabulary.
Table of Contents
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.