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Westlaw UK: Index of Legal Terms

• In search box, enter a legal term like: demurrer.  
  • Westlaw UK will search for the term in Jowitt’s Dictionary of English Law, Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases, and Osborn’s Concise Law Dictionary.  Westlaw UK also states: "In addition to the dictionaries, the index includes definitions that form part of Westlaw UK's Case, Legislation and Journal documents."

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Oxford English Dictionary [electronic resource]

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Tip: Also available in Westlaw.  Click here to link to Black's Law Dictionary in Westlaw.  Click here to link to selected historical editions.