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For more than a century Black's has been the gold standard for the language of law. Today it is the most widely cited law book in the world. Edited by Bryan A. Garner, the world's leading legal lexicographer, the 9th Edition is the most authoritative, comprehensive law dictionary ever published. It contains more than 45,000 terms and includes: 2,000 more terms than the 8th Edition and 19,000 more than the 7th Edition including click fraud, Code Adam, collaborative law, ecoterrorism, environmental tort, friendly subpoena, happy-slapping, honor crime, secret detention, Schumer box, and super precedent. Includes the date when selected terms were first used in English-language contexts, especially in judicial opinions. Heightened accuracy: more than 200 lawyers around the country reviewed terms. Definitions of more than 1,000 law-related abbreviations and acronyms. Almost 3,000 quotations drawn from sources over five centurie. Alternate spellings or equivalent expressions for more than 5,300 terms. West Key Numbers.

This book is an in-depth examination of the United States Constitution, its history, its strengths, and its weaknesses. Through a combination of essays and analysis, the authors provide a compelling argument for the importance of this foundational document to American democracy.

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This handbook contains the full text of the Bankruptcy Act of 1898, as well as pertinent references to former statutes and decisions. It serves as a comprehensive guide for lawyers and practitioners of bankruptcy law.