Description: Written in clear, jargon-free language, this dictionary will be indispensable to anyone without a legal qualification who comes into contact with the law. Substantially revised and expanded for this fourth edition, it is an ideal reference book for lawyers, students, and secretaries in the UK or any Commonwealth country where the legal system is founded on English law. Over 3,500 entries defining and explaining the major terms, concepts, processes, and organization of the law; authoritative and up to data - compiled by practising lawyers; and major areas of revision include European law, the Internet, world trade, divorce law, local government, property law, consumer and data protection, and criminal law.

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