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A new law-dictionary containing, the interpretation and definition of words and terms used in the law; and also the whole law, and the practice thereof, Under all the Heads and Titles of the same. Together with Such Informations relating thereto, as Explain the History and Antiquity of the Law, and our Manners, Customs, and Original Government. Collected and Abstracted from All Dictionaries, Abridgments, Institutes, Reports, Year-Books, Charters, Registers, Chronicles, and Histories, Published to this Time. And fitted for the Use of Barristers, Students, and Practisers of the Law, Members of Parliament, and other Gentlemen, Justices of Peace, Clergymen, &c. The fourth edition corrected, with farther large Additions, and the Law-Proceedings done into English. To which is annexed, A Table of References to all the Arguments and Resolutions of the Lord Chief Justice Holt; In the several Volumes of the Reports. By Giles Jacob, gent.
Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744.Date: MDCCXXXIX. [1739]- E-books
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Les termes de la ley or, certain difficult and obscure words and terms of the common and statute laws of this realm, now in use, expounded and explained.
Rastell, John, d. 1536.Date: MDCCXXI. [1721]- E-books
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A new law-dictionary containing, the interpretation and definition of words and terms used in the law; and also the whole law, and the practice thereof, Under all the Heads and Titles of the same. Together with such Informations relating thereto, as Explain the History and Antiquity of the Law, and our Manners, Customs, and Original Government. Abstracted from all Dictionaries, Abridgments, Institutes, Reports, Year-Books, Charters, Registers, Chronicles, and Histories, Published to this Time. And fitted for the Use of Barristers, Students, and Practisers of the Law, Members of Parliament, and other Gentlemen, Justices of Peace, Clergymen, &c. By Giles Jacob, gent.
Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744.Date: MDCCXXIX. [1729]- E-books
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A new and complete law-dictionary . Or, general abridgment of the law; on a more extensive plan than any law-dictionary hitherto published: ... By T. Cunningham, Esq. In two volumes.
Cunningham, T. (Timothy), d. 1789.Date: 1764- E-books
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The student's law-dictionary; or compleat English law-expositor: Containing An Explanation of every particular Word and Term used in the Law, with an Introduction to the Knowledge of the Law itself, and the present Practice thereof: Compiled for the Instruction and Benefit of Students, Practitioners in the Law, Justices of the Peace, the Clergy and other Gentlemen. The whole collected from the best dictionaries, and other authorities hitherto published. Whereto is added an alphabetical table of the most usual Latin contractions that are to be found in our ancient Records, &c. Originally compiled by an attorney at law, and since carefully revised and corrected by a barrister
Date: MDCCXL. [1740]