Understanding Legal Documents
Legal documents can be difficult to understand. Lawyers and judges use their own kind of language to communicate with each other that is commonly referred to as Legal English. It is different from regular spoken English because it aims to make things as clear as possible. While it is often intimidating to read at first, it is important to get a basic understanding of Legal English in order to be able to read and understand laws and regulations as they are written.
To the right are some resources which can help you navigate Legal English in the United States.
Legal Dictionaries
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law by ISBN: 9780877797197Publication Date: 2011-06-01A convenient, comprehensive guide to the language of law for everyone from the homeowner to the legal professional. Includes more than 10,000 legal words and phrases. Includes pronunciations, example phrases and quotations, and frequent supplementary notes. Special sections on the judicial system, important legal cases, government agencies, and historic laws.
The AMA Dictionary of Business and Management by ISBN: 081442029XPublication Date: 2013-04-23The AMA Dictionary of Business and Management covers a vast range of terminology from all areas of business including management, strategy, finance, human resources, economics, marketing, sales, insurance, and international business. In addition to concise definitions, this indispensable reference includes longer entries for ideas needing more elaborate explanations, as well as a pronunciation guide for difficult words, special sections on usage, and a thesaurus of related words. This is an essential resource for anyone serious about business.
