Merl Bilingual Law Dictionary - Diccionario Juridico Bilingue: Second Edition

Book Synopsis: This book contains the most common legal terms and expressions used in English and Spanish. Equivalents of the words in one (source) language are given in the second (target) language. Entries, definitions and examples found in various legal sources such as scholastic works, legal dictionaries, court proceedings, case law and statutory law. Following legal tradition, emphasis is given to the writings of legal scholars and statutory law in Spanish speaking countries and to case law holdings and selected statutory law in English speaking countries.

Designed for those who need to look up legal terms in English and Spanish, Merl Bilingual Law Dictionary gives you the Spanish and English equivalents of legal terms together with a wealth of contextual information including variations of terms from all Spanish and English speaking countries. A useful legal country page for all major countries is included.

Readers who can profit from this publication include translators, interpreters, lawyers, judges, court personnel, diplomats, advocates and anyone looking for accurate and knowledgeable information on legal terms in English and Spanish.

This unique work contains, besides more than 5,000 main entries and their corresponding single or multiple equivalents, hundreds of specialized and background comments and comparisons of terms, many specialized glossaries and lists, as well as appropriate definitions, synonyms, antonyms, abbreviations and cross-references. This second edition also includes more than 900 examples and many new terms, comments and references, in addition to a thorough review and a complete updating to date of the terms and expressions contained in the first edition.