Black's Law Dictionary is the most frequently used legal dictionary in the United States.[1]Henry Campbell Black (1860–1927) was the author of the first two editions of the dictionary.
The first edition was published in 1891 by West Publishing, with the full title A Dictionary of Law: containing definitions of the terms and phrases of American and English jurisprudence, ancient and modern, including the principal terms of international constitutional and commercial law, with a collection of legal maxims and numerous select titles from the civil law and other foreign systems. A second edition was published in 1910 as A Law Dictionary.[2] Black died in 1927 and future editions were titled Black's Law Dictionary.
The sixth and earlier editions of the book additionally provided case citations for the term cited, which was viewed by lawyers as its most useful feature, providing a useful starting point with leading cases. The invention of the Internet made legal research easier therefore many state- or circuit-specific case citations and outdated or overruled case citations were omitted from the seventh edition in 1999. The eighth edition introduced a unique system of perpetually updated case citations and cross-references to legal encyclopedias. The current edition is the eleventh, published in 2019.[3]
As many legal terms are derived from a Latinroot word, the dictionary provides a pronunciation guide for such terms.[4] In addition, the applicable entries provide pronunciation transcriptions pursuant to those found among North American practitioners of law or medicine.
Availability
An online version of the tenth edition can be accessed through the paid Westlaw legal information service, and is available as an application for iOS devices.[5]
The second edition of Black's Law Dictionary, published in 1910, is now in the public domain and is widely reproduced online. References to case law are out-of-date, and that edition of the dictionary omits legal terms that have since come into use and does not reflect contemporary changes in how legal terms are used.[6]
^. Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
External links
WorldCat listing for all nine editions
Libraries with the Urdu edition
Libraries with the Persian edition
Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) at the Internet Archive
January 13, 2023
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Black s Law Dictionary is the most frequently used legal dictionary in the United States 1 Henry Campbell Black 1860 1927 was the author of the first two editions of the dictionary Black s Law DictionaryImage of the 7th editionEditorBryan A Garner 1999 present CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishPublisherWest Thomson Reuters Publication date1891 1st 1910 2nd 1933 3rd 1951 4th 1968 4thR 1979 5th 1990 6th 1999 7th 2004 8th 2009 9th 2014 10th 2019 11th ISBN978 1 5392 2975 9WebsiteBlack s Law Dictionary Contents 1 History 2 Availability 3 Bibliography 3 1 Pocket editions 3 2 Non English editions 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe first edition was published in 1891 by West Publishing with the full title A Dictionary of Law containing definitions of the terms and phrases of American and English jurisprudence ancient and modern including the principal terms of international constitutional and commercial law with a collection of legal maxims and numerous select titles from the civil law and other foreign systems A second edition was published in 1910 as A Law Dictionary 2 Black died in 1927 and future editions were titled Black s Law Dictionary The sixth and earlier editions of the book additionally provided case citations for the term cited which was viewed by lawyers as its most useful feature providing a useful starting point with leading cases The invention of the Internet made legal research easier therefore many state or circuit specific case citations and outdated or overruled case citations were omitted from the seventh edition in 1999 The eighth edition introduced a unique system of perpetually updated case citations and cross references to legal encyclopedias The current edition is the eleventh published in 2019 3 As many legal terms are derived from a Latin root word the dictionary provides a pronunciation guide for such terms 4 In addition the applicable entries provide pronunciation transcriptions pursuant to those found among North American practitioners of law or medicine Availability EditAn online version of the tenth edition can be accessed through the paid Westlaw legal information service and is available as an application for iOS devices 5 The second edition of Black s Law Dictionary published in 1910 is now in the public domain and is widely reproduced online References to case law are out of date and that edition of the dictionary omits legal terms that have since come into use and does not reflect contemporary changes in how legal terms are used 6 Bibliography EditBlack s Law Dictionary 11th ed West Group 2019 Bryan A Garner editor ISBN 978 1 5392 2975 9 Black s Law Dictionary 10th ed West Group 2014 Bryan A Garner editor ISBN 978 0 314 61300 4 Black s Law Dictionary 9th ed West Group 2009 Bryan A Garner editor ISBN 0 314 19949 7 Black s Law Dictionary 8th ed West Group 2004 Bryan A Garner editor ISBN 0 314 15199 0 Black s Law Dictionary 7th ed West Group 1999 Bryan A Garner editor ISBN 0 314 22864 0 Black s Law Dictionary 6th ed West Publishing 1990 ISBN 90 6544 631 1 Black s Law Dictionary 5th ed West Publishing 1979 ISBN 0 8299 2041 2 Black s Law Dictionary Revised 4th ed St Paul West 1968 Black s Law Dictionary 4th ed St Paul West 1951 Black s Law Dictionary 3rd ed West Publishing Co 1933 the first edition after Henry C Black s death A Law Dictionary 2nd ed St Paul Minn West Publishing 1910 ISBN 1 886363 10 2 Public domain accessible for free through Google Books A Dictionary of Law 1st ed St Paul Minn West Publishing 1891 ISBN 0 9630106 0 3Pocket editions Edit Black s Law Dictionary 6th pocket ed West Group 2021 Bryan A Garner editor ISBN 9781731931610 Black s Law Dictionary 5th pocket ed West Group 2016 Bryan A Garner editor ISBN 0 314 84489 9 Black s Law Dictionary 4th pocket ed West Group 2011 Bryan A Garner editor ISBN 0 314 27544 4 Black s Law Dictionary 3rd pocket ed West Group 2006 Bryan A Garner editor ISBN 0 314 15862 6 Black s Law Dictionary 2nd pocket ed West Group 2001 Bryan A Garner editor ISBN 0 314 25791 8 Black s Law Dictionary 1st pocket ed West Group 1996 Bryan A Garner editor ISBN 0 314 06690 XNon English editions Edit Blackuv pravnicky slovnik Complete translation of 6th edition into Czech Victoria Publishing Prague 1993 ISBN 80 85605 23 6 Aqaʼi Bahman Farhang i ḥuquqi i Bahman Ingilisi Farsi bar asas i Black s law dictionary 1999 7 Farsi Muqtadirah yi Qaumi Zaban Qanuni Angrezi Urdu lug h at Blaiks laʼ dikshanari se mak h uz Based on Black s law dictionary nigran Fatiḥ Muḥammad Malik 2002 8 ISBN 969 474 084 3 Urdu See also EditBouvier s Law Dictionary Legal terminology textbook List of legal abbreviations WexReferences Edit Yale Law School Lillian Goldman Law Library OCLC 33831602 Black s Law Dictionary Macleod P R 1997 Latin in legal writing an inquiry into the use of Latin in the modern legal world BCL Rev 39 235 Black s Law Dictionary App Westlaw Thomson Reuters Retrieved 30 October 2021 Whisner Mary 20 February 2009 Dictionaries Make Strange Bedfellows Language of the Law 93 108 NCSU Libraries University of Toronto Library Archived from the original on 2012 01 12 Retrieved 2011 10 25 External links EditWorldCat listing for all nine editions Libraries with the Urdu edition Libraries with the Persian edition Black s Law Dictionary 2nd Edition 1910 at the Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Black 27s Law Dictionary amp oldid 1125670771, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
