Download or read book A Law Dictionary Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States of America and of the Several States of the American Union written by John Bouvier and published by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.. This book was released on 1993 with total page 1191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bouvier, John. A Law Dictionary Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States of America, and of the Several States of the American Union; with References to the Civil and Other Systems of Foreign Law. Philadelphia: T. & J.W. Johnson, 1839. Two volumes. 559; 628 pp. Reprinted 1993 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. LCCN 99-047231. ISBN 0-9630106-7-0. Hardcover. * Reprint of the first edition of the first American law dictionary to be published. Long recognized as a leading authority, all other American law dictionaries are inevitably compared with this one. A concise encyclopedia of Anglo-American law, its outstanding feature is its emphasis on the American elements in the law. The original volumes are quite rare.

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