A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
- ISBN-10
- 0195142365
- ISBN-13
- 9780195142365
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 953
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- Bryan A. Garner
Description
A comprehensive guide to legal style and usage, with practical advice on how to write clear, jargon-free legal prose. Includes style tips as well as definitions.
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