Professor Robin Mason, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International), center, with some of those from Ukraine and Birmingham involved in developing the “English Ukrainian Rule of Law Dictionary” at its launch.

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Rastell’s law dictionary was the first English language dictionary of any type, with its alphabetical arrangement of terms and their definitions. First published in Anglo-Norman French around 1523 as ...

Technology jargon has made its way into Black’s Law Dictionary. Thomson Reuters released the 10th edition of the venerable tome on Friday. The dictionary needs no introduction to legal professionals, ...

The Government Legislation Office has published a new Korean-English legal dictionary to help standardize translation of Korean law and ordinances into English. The ministry said Thursday that it will ...

It's often instructive to compare entries in older and newer versions of Black's Law Dictionary—and on subjects I work on, the older ones are usually better. An example is the entry for equity.

Thomson Reuters has released an iOS app for “Black’s Law Dictionary, 10th Edition.” The new app works on Apple Inc.’s iPads and iPhones. Black’s Law Dictionary is a staple legal research tool and is ...