Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law Revised, Updated ed. Edition

I purchased this for my Kindle Fire based on the good reviews I've seen on Amazon. From a content standpoint, it seems to have everything and more that I've been looking for. However, like the New Oxford American Dictionary supplied with the Kindle Fire, I haven't found an easy way to look up a definition. If you use the "search" function, a slow global search of the entire Law Dictionary is initiated. For example, a search for "probate" returns all mentions of 'probate' throughout the dictionary. If you are lucky enough to wind up on a page that has a link to the actual term, then clicking on the link will take you right to it. Some terms are listed alphabetically in the "list of group entries" section of the book. However they are not clickable links. On the Kindle Fire, pressing and holding over one of these terms does pull up it's definition, not from the Law Dictionary but instead from the New Oxford dictionary built into the Kindle. It's odd that looking a term up in the Law Dictionary returns a definition from the standard dictionary. Maybe I'm asking too much from an eBook, but it seems that one of the primary functions of an electronic dictionary is its ability to provide easy and reliable look-up.

As a legal dictionary, it is fine -- does everything I need it to do.However, as a Kindle book, it looses it's value because it is impossible to search. A HUGE net efficiency loss. With a real dictionary you can approximate the location of a word in the alphabet then quickly scan for the bolded word you want. The Kindle version shows a new definition on a new page, thus you must scan each and every page and wait for each and every page to load to narrow down to the word you want.For example, I spend about 30 seconds screwing with page scroll to find the letter "I" then another 2-5 minutes to narrow down to "In rem."Any other reference I have--for example Garner's Legal Usage--I can locate a word in under a minute.Amazon, please add a way to Index and search definitions in any dictionary you offer.

This law dictionary is complete, great for those who are students or just in need of a legal dictionary. I used it in my paralegal class and found more than enough information. Others like Blacks are much more expensive, and honestly for my needs this volume is just great!

Very useful tool.

I got this before I showed up at law school and before I consulted with professors or fellow law students. Most of them recommend Black's Law Dictionary instead of this one. This does the job OK though.

This dictionary is more concise and easy to understand for a beginning law student. Black's seem to assume you already know everything and does not cover some of the simple terms I look for. I'm sure a complete edition of Blacks would be great i just don't have that yet.

I find it very useful for terms and meanings that I have not used in a while. Also good for spell checks of obscure legal jargon. fairly comprehensive, good for practitioners and layman. I recommend this product to both.LB esq.

For such price, this Dictionary of Law is pretty good.It works great on my Kindle Keyboard.With Dictionary, I don't need to spend more money in the Black's Dictionary.

Being a dictionary for specific purposes, it contains the most law-related entries we are to find in legal papers. I only miss some legal papers excepts to give us the perfect notion of such entries in a context.

Great dictionary to have and a must.

just what was needed , perfect for beginners as well as advanced students especially if you have to translate legal documents

他の辞書にも多いですが、見出し語検索ができず、全文検索しかできないというのが欠点。収録されている語彙の充実度もBlack`s Law Dictionaryのポケット版よりも弱い。仕方がないので読み物として読んでいます。