I am very pleased with this purchase. It will be used for a long time.

I am studing to become a Legal Translator at university in Argentina and this dictionary is one of the best I have ever been able to consult.

All law students must have this. It is a great help in learning the law language.

If a lawyer doesn`t have Blaskey, he isn`t a lawyer.
I really love this book; in Russia it costs nearly 300$, so i ordered it here. Thanks Amazon, a got Black`s law in 10 days in great condition via DHL. Thank you!

This dictionary is easy to read and very helpful for anyone looking up law terms. A great addition to any reference library.

Hardcover edition... $64.75
Paperpack... about $30
The look on your faces when told of its being based on a hoax...
~Priceless~

This is an essential for any home or office Law Library. It is wonderful and beautiful in the hard-back edition and very much worth the money. I highly recommend it for any practicing Attorney, or their assistant.

As you know, this book is famous of its abundunt contents and well-organised materials. That's true. I'm especially satisfied with its a wide variety of instances. Although it's unconvenient to carry because of weight, this is very useful for me to read legal articles or treatises.
I'm sure it'll help you to improve your understanding of legal mind and terms if you keep it with you!

without land was in the hand of this land, remember truth never fails stand, now that it has been written, you must decide where you stand or stand alone. Merlin.

I know Garner slightly, having worked with him on a project some years back. He is, in my opinion, the single most qualified person in the world to "edit" this book. I put "edit" in quotes because he simply rewrote many of the definitions, going to the source law for the proper wording. West properly made him editor in chief of Black's, which had been in decline for years. For several years, they (West) seemed to leave him alone to redo the book as he saw fit, and the 7th edition (if that was his first, I forget) was a magisterial effort.

This one is mostly as good, but he (mostly) fails to put back in the book one of the saving virtues of prior editions-- case law citations to seminal cases dealing with the term and its definition(s). Instead, this edition features references to CJS does anyone past law school use it CJS any more) and the West Key Number System. The latter can be pretty cool if you have a West subscription that allows you access to the digests, but that level of product is quite expensive. Law students get pretty much everything for "free," but unless you work for a big firm or a government willing to pay for it, extras like the digests are a luxury. In a cursory examination of my new 8th Edition, I found very, very few real case law cites-- in fact, many of the block quotes are from other treatises and even nutshells.

I'm sure West is behind citing to the Key Numbers in lieu of cases. I hope this is the extent of their meddling in what is still the only legal dictionary worth having, and they won't mess it up through dubious marketing ploys and neglect, the way they've done with FindLaw.

this book has proven to be very useful at college, i use it mostly to do my legal research.

This dictionary/edition is very helpful for giving accurate and concise definitions. I don't take it to class, but I have it next to meet at all times when doing homework and usually write the definitions next to words that I didn't know. Every law student should have a dictionary, pocket size or otherwise, and this one was recommended to me so I recommend it to you.

My daughter just graduated from college with a paralegal degree and wanted the Black's Law Dictionary. I got it as a gift for her and she was thrilled with the quality of this book. I was also impressed with what I got for the price!

If you're in a law class or pre-law, this is a great book. However, if your aspirations aren't in law, just go and reference it at your local library. VERY heavy book

If you're in a law class or pre-law, this is a great book. However, if your aspirations aren't in law, just go and reference it at your local library. VERY heavy book

This is the most prominent legal dictionary. However, I must recommend against buying. This is especially for first year law students who hear it quoted a lot their first few weeks and think it is a necessity for law school. It's not. You don't need it. You can access it for free on LexisNexis save your money for study guides which you DO need.

Next to my law texts, Blacks is the most important book I have as a first year law student. Everything is in this book--every latin or french phrase, every abbreviation, etc. I've not grown up with lawyers, so I frequently find myself clueless as to a legal phrase/term and Black's has not yet failed me. Get the full edition, not the pocket, and you'll be pleased as well.

If you are an attorney and do not buy this book it is either because you cannot afford it or because you already have a copy. Even if you have an earlier copy, the new edition is better. Therefore, pull out the credit card and get the new one!

Next to my law texts, Blacks is the most important book I have as a first year law student. Everything is in this book--every latin or french phrase, every abbreviation, etc. I've not grown up with lawyers, so I frequently find myself clueless as to a legal phrase/term and Black's has not yet failed me. Get the full edition, not the pocket, and you'll be pleased as well.

Watch out Amazon users. Make sure you don't need the books you ordered to use for work or to write a paper. This book took almost one month to reach me. Amazon claimed, again and again, that thier carrier, UPS, had attempted to deliver my book but that I was never home. That was a boldfaced lie. Then when I called they said they'd get it there asap. A week later and still no book, I called them again. They again told me they attempted to deliver the book. Hmmm, suspicious, considering there was still no notes from the deliveryman saying he attempted to deliver my book. They finally, after I had to call them and wait on the phone before speaking to somebody in India who, and this is nothing against him, did not speak English as his first language, they got the book to me. A few days later another man from UPS showed up trying to deliver the same book. Well done Amazon. You lost another dissatisfied customer.

If you are an attorney and do not buy this book it is either because you cannot afford it or because you already have a copy. Even if you have an earlier copy, the new edition is better. Therefore, pull out the credit card and get the new one!

Every lawyer and law student should have a copy. It will last forever. It has every word you'll need in the legal profession.

If you don't like it, you can always bludgeon someone over the head with it. The book is huge.

This is the definitive law dictionary, now in its eighth edition. Whether you are an attorney, a student, an author, or other professional in need of legal definitions, Black's delivers. With thousands of concise, up to date legal definitions and cross references, this is often a first and last stop for information. There is also a thumb tabbed version available, which is suitable for frequent searches. You can't go wrong with Black's, the standout in its class.

I just finished reading "Black's Law Dictionary," and I must say I disagree with many of the reviews on this board. I thought the story was fairly uninteresting and the characters one-dimensional. It started strong (the "animus capiendi" scene comes to mind) but it dragged in the middle and ended flat (too much time spent on the "year-and-a-day rule"). I will admit I thoroughly enjoyed the list of British Regnal Years in Appendix G. Good effort by the author, the up-and-coming Black, but just two stars from this reviewer.

I have used this dictionary for many years while I worked in a law firm in Argentina with relationships with multinatinal companies. Now that I am practising on my own I needed this book for the correct use of English legal term in my contact with internatinal clients. Great book.

Book was in good condition, however, delivery took a few days more than the maximum number of days estimated.

This is the best book to use when you need to get an answer to a leal question? I use it as my bible for law.

I am a translator and my mother tongue is Spanish. I find this dictionary extremely useful for the translation of legal terms. Often there is not a direct equivalence, or the nuances of terms are not very clear to someone with no legal experience who thinks in Spanish, but those difficulties can be overcome with Black's. A purchase that is worth much more than its price.

"Black's Law Dictionary" is the premier legal reference book in publication today. All the commonly used legal terminology is contained therein. All those little Latin phrases that are utilized by attorneys are translated and elucidated. Any person that is involved in the legal system in any way will find the book indispensable.

Many times people can be judged by their grasp of legal lingo. Black's Dictionary makes you an expert in 'legal-speak.' In addition, when interpreting contracts or legal transcripts those often used but archaic legal terms are all in the book.

"Black's Law Dictionary" is recommended for attorneys and non-attorneys as the ultimate legal terminology reference book. Any one who deals with the legal system in any way should have it in their reference library.

I am a 1L in my second semester and bought this a week into my first semester. Sure you can see all the defintions online these days at Westlaw, but there is a reason that textbooks aren't digital. Sometimes you just have to read it for real to understand it. This book contains every term you could possibly ever need to know. It also has relevant hypotheticals to explain terms, more than likely in a relevant situation to what you are trying to learn. I know that I use it everyday, and more likely than not you will too.
My only problem with the book is that it does not contain the "tabs" that a normal dictionary would, seperating each letter. I am sure that the editors assume that as law students we should be able to predict where each first letter will appear in realtion to the size of the text, but still, it would be much nicer than flipping through when the only thing you want to know is what "parol" means.

Black's Law Dictionary is indispensable for any aspiring attorney or jurist. This is the deluxe edition, and it costs me a hefty $100. The thumb-index is a plus, and is certainly a convenient time-saver. If you're a law student and aspiring to be an attorney, it seems only practical to get a law dictionary for the ages-and getting alphabetical thumb-index certainly makes this edition worthwhile. Odds are you won't need to buy any future edition as legal principles are relatively fixed in place, so why not just get the top of the line standard bearer from the beginning? At over 1000 pages, Black's Law Dictionary packs a punch and rarely lives one unable to find a defintion. Black's is renowned for its precise denotations of legal terms-with ample depth and clarity given to the subsidiary terms that other legal dictionaries leave out.

Book was new, as expected, and shipped very quickly even without requesting expedited shipping. Thanks!

This is a "must have" book for any law student or lawyer. The only suggestion for improvement would be to have tabs or some other means of easily turning to sections. Other dictionaries have had these aids for eons.

As 1L's this Law Dictionary should be one of your first purchases.As you read through your casebooks,you will be learning the language and the logic of the law.As you encounter an unfamiliar word in your textbook,write down a definition in the margin.The more you use it,the more the language of the law will become familiar to you..It will serve you for many years thereafter and you can keep up on the newest legal words with newer revisions of the Dictionary..Arcane or indispensible,this is definitely not a paperweight;it is a valuable tool to be used by law student,lawyer,paralegal,businessperson,court reporter,journalist,and others interested in the law..

When the stakes are high, when failure is not an option, when there wont be a second chance, when reputations are on the table, there is only one book that you should have on your desk for legal definitions, and that book is Black's Law Dictionary. For years, Black's Law Dictionary has been a staple at firms large and small alike, serving as an invaluable reference when one needs a universally accepted and respected definition of a term.

Cases are often made (or not made) based not on a cold, dry reading of the law itself but rather the efficiency with which the practitioner conveys his point and makes it stand on its own. A compelling brief is often short but makes extensive use of powerful language to grab the reader's attention and hold it. A well written pleading will have it's reader thinking about the points made therein long after the proceeding has concluded.

This is a reference volume you will refer to time and time again, it is well worth the expense and no other product can compare. A mechanic is only as good as his tools, and a legal practitioner is only as good as the research materials he has access to.

Black's Law Dictionary is the most concise, most complete collection of legal definitions ever assembled.

One of the most valuable reference tools you will find. The pocket version of Black's Law Dictionary is better for travel to and from class. This however is an excellent addition to your permanent study area while attending law school.

This edition has over 40T entries for legal research scholars.
The volume is written in simple English. It is well organized.
A number of fairly complex definitions are listed. Sample entries are:
o obiter- by the way
o particularity- detailed statement of particulars
o manifestly against the weight of evidence

The book is an excellent value for the price charged. It will
assist lawyers, legal students, scholars and the judiciary.