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UQ Library»Walter Harrison Law Library»Legal Research Guide» Legal Dictionaries and Encyclopaedias
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Australian Dictionaries
- Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary
- Butterworths Concise Australian Legal Dictionary - print only
- Australian Legal Words and Phrases
International Dictionaries
- Black's Law Dictionary - United States
- Ballentine's Law Dictionary - United States
- Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage - United States
- Oxford English Dictionary - English speaking world (non legal)
- Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary - United Kingdom - print only
- Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases - United Kingdom - print only
- Mozley and Whiteley's Law Dictionary - United Kingdom - print only
Australian Legal Encyclopaedias
International Legal Encyclopaedias
- American Jurisprudence - United States
- Corpus Juris Secundum - United States
- Halsbury's Laws of England
- Laws of New Zealand
- Halsbury's Laws of Hong Kong
Legal Dictionaries
- Provide legal terms relevant to an area of law.
- Define everyday words and concepts in legal terms.
- Provide keywords associated with a legal term.
Legal Encyclopaedias
- Are a great starting point for legal research.
- State the law applicable to various subject areas in a systematic way.
- Provide case and statute references on each subject.
- Offer commentary on the law to aid interpretation.
