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a specialized dictionary covering terms used in the various branchesof the legal profession, as civil law, criminal law, and corporate law. Acomprehensive legal dictionary adds to its body of standard Englishentries many words and phrases that have made their way intomodern legal practice from law French and Latin and are rarely foundin a general English monolingual dictionary. Such a specializeddictionary is useful not only for law students and for attorneysthemselves, but for members of the lay public who require legalservices. Legal dictionaries published in print follow the normalpractice of sorting entry terms alphabetically, while electronicdictionaries, such as the online Dictionary of Law on Dictionary.com,allow direct, immediate access to a search term.
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