Law Dictionary Used in Court

[Smart-Aleck]

I was wondering if there was an 'official' law dictionary that is used in the courtroom, or does the judge determine the meanings of terms for you if you don't object? I think it was in one of the Rupublic of Texas videos where someone mentioned '1856 Bouviers Law Dictionary' was what they used in the Supreme Court, but what about the circuit courts?



I was thinking about picking up a copy of Blacks and I notice the 8th edition is out and includes new terms especially for Homeland Security ... Oh Joy! But seriously, which is the best edition? I see a lot of papers which use the 6th edition, and people claim that certain definitions have changed since then ... what gives? It seems like 1984 more and more each day, hate is love, war is peace, and lies are truth.



Which law dictionary do YOU use?



Another question, I notice that attournys allways say they are an "Attourny-at-Law" and they have to use "at" because they aren't "in" the law. If you were going to counsel someone on law, I would assume you would be a "Counsellor-in-Law" not a "Counsellor-at-Law" ... or no?



I like Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary's (© 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.) definition of 'Councellor' -



2. A member of council; one appointed to advise a sovereign or chief magistrate.

[TheBlackTruth]

<font color=darkblue face="tahoma">I read somewhere that the Supreme Court only allows Bouvier's . . .I can't remember where I read that though. . .[/color]

The law dictionary used by the supreme court is Bouvier I posted a copy in the reference area, it is very hard to obtain, also it is very expensive,



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I read somewhere that Bouvier's is the only official law dictionary of Congress and the Supreme Court, but that statement was unsupported.



I use a Black's 7th (most recent when I bought it) and the Bouvier's 8th Edition, Third Revision edited by Francis Rawle, a concise encyclopedia of the law, publised in 1914. This dictionary is the biggadie biggadie bomb! - 3,500 pages with case cites suppporting everything. I think the definition of Constitution is something like 20 pages! If anyone loves dictionaries (and you have a little $$$ lying around), go to www.lawbookexc.com. The stuff there is soooo legit.



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