Dictionary of Law 8,000 TERMS CLEARLY DEFINED (fourth edition)

This dictionary provides the user with the main vocabulary currently being used in British and American law. The areas covered include criminal, civil, commercial and international law, as well as interactions with the police and legal advisers, and the procedures of the courts and prisons. Common words used in reading or writing reports, articles or guidelines are also included.

 

The dictionary is designed for anyone who needs to check the meaning or pronunciation of legal terms, but especially for those who need some knowledge of legal terms in their work but who may not be legal professionals, or for those for whom English is an additional language. Each headword is explained in a clear, straightforward way. Pronunciations, uncommon plurals and uncommon verb forms are provided.

 

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Key facts and terms are described on each page. “Factoscope” boxes highlight important points of text. Colorful photographs are labeled for easy identification.

A New Handbook of Literary Terms offers a lively, informative guide to words and concepts that every student of literature needs to know. Mikics’s definitions are essayistic, witty, learned, and always a pleasure to read. They sketch the derivation and history of each term, including especially lucid explanations of verse forms and providing a firm sense of literary periods and movements from classicism to postmodernism. The Handbook also supplies a helpful map to the intricate and at times confusing terrain of literary theory at the beginning of the twenty-first century: the author has designated a series of terms, from New Criticism to queer theory, that serves as a concise but thorough introduction to recent developments in literary study.

Containing over 13,000 entries, this fully revised new edition of the bestselling Dictionary of Business provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of business, from the office to the stock exchange and international trade affairs, as well as e-commerce and many business-related Internet terms. It is ideal for professionals who need to know business terms, including non-native speakers of English, and for all students of business.

Terms are explained in clear, simple English, easily understandable by readers with no specialist knowledge, and each entry has a sample sentence to show how the term is used in context, with quotations from magazines and newspapers. The Dictionary also includes useful supplements on telephone manner, business letters, financial documents and world currencies.