This bestselling dictionary is an invaluable resource for both legal professionals and students of law, defining major legal terms, concepts, and processes within the English legal system. This tenth edition has been fully revised to reflect the UK's new status outside the EU and includes expanded coverage of constitutional and medical law.

Jonathan Law has worked in reference publishing for over 30 years and is a director of Market House Books Ltd. He is the editor or co-editor of several other books in the Oxford Quick Reference series, including A Dictionary of Finance and Banking and A Dictionary of Business and Management.

• Preface


• Credits


• A Dictionary of Law


• Centre section: Writing and Citation Guide


• Appendix 1: Abbreviations


• Appendix 2: Online Legal Resources