Download or read book Essential Legal English in Context written by Karen M. Ross and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2019-04-11 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, 2019 Global Legal Skills Book Award, given by the Global Legal Skills Conference An essential handbook for international lawyers and students Focusing on vocabulary, Essential Legal English in Context introduces the US legal system and its terminology. Designed especially for foreign-trained lawyers and students whose first language is not English, the book is a must-read for those who want to expand their US legal vocabulary and basic understanding of US government. Ross uses a unique approach by selecting legal terms that arise solely within the context of the levels and branches of US government, including terminology related to current political issues such as partisanship. Inspired by her students’ questions over her years of teaching, she includes a vast collection of legal vocabulary, concepts, idioms, and phrasal verbs and unpacks concepts embedded in US case law, such as how the US constitutional separation of powers may affect a court’s interpretation of the law. The handbook differentiates basic terms in civil and criminal cases and compares terms that may seem similar because of close spellings but in fact have different meanings. For instance, what is the distinction between “taking the stand” and “taking a stand?” What is the difference between “treaties” and “treatises”? Featuring illustrations and hands-on exercises, Essential Legal English in Context is a valuable self-study resource for those who want to improve their legal English terminology before entering a US law school, studying US law or government, or working as a seconded attorney to a US law firm. Instructors can use the handbook in an introductory US legal English course.
Download or read book English Legal Terminology written by Helen Gubby and published by Boom Juridische. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains English legal terminology and concepts for law students who have followed their law studies in a language other than English.
Download or read book Legal Terminology written by Robert J. Glidewell and published by Aspen Publishing. This book was released on 2015-01-30 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Legal Terminology offers clear definitions, examples, and summaries. A wealth of engaging exercises reinforce learning and relate new terms and concepts to real life — making it ideal for any introductory course.
Download or read book Legal English written by Rupert Haigh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-14 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English is the dominant language of international business relations, and a good working knowledge of the language is essential for today’s legal or business professional. Legal English provides a highly practical approach to the use of English in commercial legal contexts, and covers crucial law terminology and legal concepts. Written with the needs of both students and practitioners in mind, this book is particularly suitable for readers whose first language is not English but need to use English on a regular basis in legal contexts. The book covers both written and oral legal communication in typical legal situations in a straightforward manner. As well as including chapters on grammar and punctuation for legal writing, the book features sections on contract-drafting, language for negotiation, meetings and telephone conversations. This edition contains additional troubleshooting tips for legal writing, guidance on good style, and new sections on writing law essays and applying for legal positions.
Download or read book Legal Terminology with Flashcards written by Cathy Okrent and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2012-08-14 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LEGAL TERMINOLOGY WITH FLASHCARDS, 4th Edition enables the beginning student to quickly grasp legal terminology through clear language and engaging repetition exercises. LEGAL TERMINOLOGY WITH FLASHCARDS, 4th Edition presents the content in an accessible way, so that students from any background can feel confident in their legal discourse, whether they're writing briefs, memorandums of law, bills of particulars, or other legal documents. Beginning with the use of a dictionary/thesaurus in each chapter, the student is immersed into nineteen separate areas of the law with phonetic pronunciations, definitions, usages, and spellings that facilitate the fastest approach to writing and speaking with the appropriate legal terms. Following mastery of each term in the dictionary/thesaurus, the student uses multiple learning formats (multiple choice, matching, fill in, true/false, sentence completion, synonym selection) to use and reuse 90-110 terms per chapter. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Download or read book Webster s New World Law Dictionary written by Jonathan Wallace and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2013-03-21 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in plain English, Webster's New World Law Dictionary is much easier to understand than typical legal documents. * Clear, concise, and accurate definitions of more than 4,000 legal terms * Coverage of terms from all areas of law, including criminal law, contracts, evidence, constitutional law, property law, and torts * Common abbreviations, foreign words and phrases, and a full copy of the United States Constitution, including the Bill of Rights and all subsequent amendments In addition to those in the legal field, this desk reference is invaluable to journalists, researchers, lay people dealing with legal issues, and even those who simply want to use legal terms correctly in order to make their points more convincingly.
Download or read book Legal Terminology written by Gordon W. Brown and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2004 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Legal Secretarial, Paralegal, Legal Assistant, Business Science, Criminal Justice, and Court Reporting programs; also appropriate undergraduate college-level courses in Business Law, Legal Transcription, Law Office Procedures, Introduction to Paralegal, Legal Research, Legal Writing, Legal Systems, Government and the Law, Legal Environment of Business, Computers and the Law, and Legal Word Processing. Structured into short, easily digested chapters, Legal Terminology presents the fundamentals of the principal areas of the law, intermingling legal terms with their definitions and pronunciations. This text/workbook includes numerous student activities that assist instructors in teaching students to work with legal terminology; attention-getting motivational devices (including cartoons, graphics from the Library of Congress, and the "Word Wise," "Web Wise," and "Constitutional Wise" features) help to provide clear, concise explanations of the law.
Download or read book The Essential Law Dictionary written by Amy Blackwell and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential Law Dictionary is an essential up-to-date legal reference, containing over 3,000 entries explaining legal language that can often be hard to understand, even for lawyers. This book focuses on defining the terms that people today are most likely to encounter when dealing with the law. The definitions are clear, concise, and easy-to-understand. Whether you are a lawyer, a law student, or a layperson, this handy reference will help you understand the precise meaning of any legal term.
Download or read book Real Life Dictionary of the Law written by Gerald N. Hill and published by Stoddart. This book was released on 1997 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defines hundred of common legal terms from abate and bad faith to waive and zoning
Download or read book Legal Terminology and Usage written by Ted H. Gordon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-07-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If learning legal terminology were as simple as memorizing words, all you would need is a dictionary. But, merely memorizing definitions takes inordinate time, hard work, and in the end, still teaches you little about comprehending and retaining this new language. If you understand the nature of the legal terms and how they equate to ordinary legal situations, you will learn the terminology in a faster and more engaging way, and most importantly retain that knowledge far longer. Such learning requires the following strategies: charts comparing words whenever two terms have confusing similarities, organizing words under common legal concepts, and including interesting supplementary material (such as how attorneys evaluate an automobile case to determine how much it is worth, or who gets to keep the wedding ring if the marriage is called off). Cumulatively these learning strategies make legal terminology come alive. The purpose of learning legal terms is not for you to memorize the words for a test and forget them two days later. Rather, it is the ability to study the words in proper context so that you have a deep and sustainable understanding of the terms five years later. The goal of this book is to make learning more obtainable, and to create a platform for long-term recall for court reporters, paralegals, and anyone who wishes to understand legal terminology. As B. M. Dickey, Chair of Court Reporting for one of the Community Colleges said: "Infrequently you run across a truly superior textbook, that makes the teacher's job much easier, and is so naturally suited to the students and their needs, that you can't wait to tell others about your find. Legal Terminology and Theory for Court Reporters and Paralegals by Ted H. Gordon is just such a book. It is well written, comprehensive, logically organized, and extremely well received by students."
Download or read book Merriam Webster s Dictionary of Law written by Merriam-Webster, Inc and published by Merriam-Webster. This book was released on 1996 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A search only dictionary on the FindLaw web site that includes 10,000 definitions of legal terms.
Download or read book Meaning and Power in the Language of Law written by Janny H. C. Leung and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new perspective on how far law's power derives from socially situated communication rather than from abstract rules.
Download or read book Practical Legal English written by Helen Gubby and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English has become the international language of trade and commerce. It is not surprising, therefore, that English has also become the international language of the legal transaction. The aim of the book is to offer students, and all those involved with the practice of the law, practical assistance in using English legal terminology.
Download or read book Legal Language written by Peter M. Tiersma and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of legal language slices through the polysyllabic thicket of legalese. The text shows to what extent legalese is simply a product of its past and demonstrates that arcane vocabulary is not an inevitable feature of our legal system.
Download or read book How to Learn and Memorize Legal Terminology written by Anthony Metivier and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-13 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You Can Practically Steal These Simple Legal Terminology Memory Tricks If you've ever wanted to improve your ability to learn and memorize legal terminology and case studies by 100% ... 200% ... 300% (or more) using simple skills you can learn in under an hour (or less), then this may be the most important book you will ever read. How To Learn And Memorize Legal Terminology With Proven Strategies Guess what? You're wasting time listening to the standard advice about learning the law. You can't continue with "random acts of learning" as you study from you legal dictionary and other legal books - at least not for long. The truth is that learning the law can be incredibly simple. You just need to know how. In How To Learn and Memorize Legal Terminology ... Using A Memory Palace, Anthony Metivier shows you everything you need to develop the right skills, the right mindset and the right dedicated memorization strategy for memorizing any legal term. Plus you'll learn how to find the right tempo for studying the law to match your background and personal interests. The key to learning and memorizing legal terminology is to follow a model. You won't succeed without one. And your best bet is to supplement that math learning model with strong memory skills. Want To Eliminate The Pain and Frustration of Studying Law? Most of the suffering caused by learning math comes from "cognitive overload." There is a way to remove this frustration from your life forever. And ... ... If There Is A Quick Fix - This Is It! The information in this book will teach you: * Why memory techniques for learning the law are like a bicycle everyone can ride (with some minor personal adjustments). * The real reason why no one should ever be squeamish about using memory techniques for studying legal books and the law. * Sample examples and illustrations that will show you exactly how and why these memory techniques and strategies work. * Unique approaches that will have you literally "tuning in" on legal concepts so that you can memorize and recall them with ease. Learn Legal Terms By The Dozens Memorizing multiple aspects of the legal profession is one of the greatest frustrations law students face. But using the Memory Palace and visualization secrets revealed in this book, you'll learn: * How to visualize any legal term so that it literally pops out in your mind whenever you look for it. * How to use actors, other public figures and famous pieces of artwork to help you memorize legal terms, concepts and even precedents. * Simple strategies for practicing recall so that you are relaxed during exams and can easily recall everything you've studied no matter how difficult. The Best Way To Learn And Memorize Legal Terminology As you probably know, it's getting harder and harder to find the time for learning anything, especially the law. That's why you need a proven plan for increasing your legal knowledge. The good news is it's not hard to improve your approach to learning the law. This second edition of How To Learn And Memorize Legal Terminology ... Using A Memory Palace gives you amazing tools designed to speed up the process and get you solid results. Understand how the method taught in this book works and you'll make advanced strides in how you learn legal terms quickly and in ways that are effective, elegant and fun. Would You Like To Know More? Download now and begin improving proving how you learn the law TODAY! Scroll to the top of the page and select the "buy" button.
Download or read book The Language of the Law written by David Mellinkoff and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2004-05-13 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells what the language of the law is, how it got that way and how it works out in the practice. The emphasis is more historical than philosophical, more practical than pedantic.
Download or read book Legal Translation and the Dictionary written by Marta Chromá and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study concentrates on three major issues creating a basis for the making of the "Czech-English Law Dictionary with Explanations", namely language, including terminology, in both the Czech and Anglo-American systems of law; the process of legal translation; and the lexicographic method of producing a bilingual law dictionary. Terminology has been considered the most significant feature of language for legal purposes. It encompasses a wide range of special-purpose vocabulary and higher syntactic units, including legal jargon. Conceptual analysis is to be pursued whenever an identical term in the target language does not exist or its full equivalent is in doubt. Legal translation should be based primarily on comparative legal, linguistic and genre analysis in order to make the transfer of legal information as precise, accurate and comprehensible as possible. The primary objective of legal translation is for the target recipient to be provided as explicit, extensive and precise legal information in the target language as is contained in the source text, complemented (by the translator) with facts rendering the original information fully comprehensible in the different legal environment and culture. A dictionary which will help its users to produce legal texts in the target language should be founded upon a profound comparative legal and linguistic analysis that will (a) determine equivalents at the levels of vocabulary, syntax and genre, (b) select the appropriate lexicographic material to be included in the dictionary, and (c) create entries in a user-friendly manner.
