📘 Black's Law Dictionary
✒️ Author: Bryan A. Garner
📅 12th Edition (2024) 🗣️ Language: English 🏢 Publisher: Thomson Reuters

Black's Law Dictionary, now in its 12th Edition (2024), authored by the renowned legal lexicographer Bryan A. Garner, remains the most authoritative legal dictionary in the English language. Trusted by courts, law schools, practitioners, and academics across the world, it is the definitive guide to legal terminology, maxims, and expressions used in common law jurisdictions.

This latest edition reflects the evolving language of the law, with thousands of updated definitions and hundreds of newly added legal terms, ensuring it remains indispensable for anyone engaged in legal research, writing, litigation, or study.

🔑 Key Features:

• Over 55,000 legal definitions, covering traditional and emerging areas of law

• New terms reflecting recent developments in law, technology, and global practice

• Comprehensive citations to court decisions, statutes, and secondary sources

• Includes legal maxims (with translations), abbreviations, and usage guides

• Edited by Bryan A. Garner, one of the leading authorities on legal language and style

• Structured for quick reference and academic precision, aiding clarity in interpretation and legal drafting

🎯 Ideal For:

• Lawyers, Judges & Law Clerks – For authoritative definitions and citation-ready terminology

• Law Students & Academics – As a foundational tool for legal research, assignments, and exams

• Corporate Legal Teams & Policy Advisors – For understanding complex legal expressions and ensuring precise communication

• Libraries, Institutions & Researchers – As an essential reference in any serious legal collection

Whether used in courtrooms, classrooms, or boardrooms, Black's Law Dictionary (12th Edition) continues to uphold its legacy as the gold standard in legal reference.