Black’s Law Dictionary, 12th Edition (2024), remains the most authoritative and widely used legal dictionary in the United States. Edited by Bryan A. Garner, this edition is a complete update, expanding the work to include over 70,000 legal terms, with more than 2,500 new entries. It captures the evolving nature of law by adding definitions for modern concepts such as ghost gun, deepfake, crimmigration, hot-tubbing, shadow docket, bedbug letter, cybersmearing, and kakistocracy.
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Every page has been carefully revised for accuracy, clarity, and consistency. The dictionary provides concise, plain-English explanations backed by references to judicial opinions, statutes, and scholarly sources. It serves both legal professionals and non-lawyers who need clear definitions of legal terms, from historical phrases in ancient law to cutting-edge terminology in emerging fields like technology, intellectual property, and cybercrime.
The 12th Edition reflects ongoing changes in society, law, and language while preserving the tradition of scholarly precision that has defined Black’s Law Dictionary since its first publication in 1891. It is an essential reference for lawyers, judges, law students, academics, and anyone seeking a trusted guide to legal language—combining historical depth with coverage of the most current developments in legal discourse.
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