内容简介

Edited by Bryan A. Garner, the world’s leading legal lexicographer, Black’s Law Dictionary, 8th Edition is now better than ever! The new 8th Edition has more than 43,000 definitions, plus almost 3,000 quotations. Alternative spellings or equivalent terms and expressions are provided for more than 5,300 terms and senses, serving a thesaurus-like function. The extensive appendix on legal abbreviations is a major addition. It’s the first time such a comprehensive guide has been included in a modern law dictionary, and is an invaluable aid to the legal researcher.
　　-17,000 more definitions than the 7th Edition
　　-Newly enhanced with West Key Numbers for research reference
　　-Includes changes made since the creation of the department of Homeland Security
　　-Almost 3,000 quotations from authorities drawn from sources over at least five centuries
　　-More than 1,000 law-related abbreviations and acronyms are defined
　　-Extensive appendix on legal abbreviations
　　-Faculty recommended

《布莱克法律词典》第八版在美国被誉为法律界的“圣经”！

汤姆森WEST公司出版的《布莱克法律词典》第八版经全球知名的词典编辑家Bryan A. Garner编辑，目前是法律领域最权威的工具书，也是每个法律从业者必备的工具书。它收录了超过43000条解释和3000条引文，大量法律相关的 缩写词和首字母缩略语，以及5300多条单词的不同拼写方式和同义词，可以称得上是法律术语的一部大百科全书。
* 3000条引文来自过去五个世纪以来的权威著作
* 超过1000个法律相关的缩写词和首字母缩略语
* 与任何其他法律词典相比，被更经常引用，并被美国法律教师推荐购买
* 这本词典对于执业律师、教授、学生以及法律研究者了解法律术语极其重要

新内容：
* 比第七版增加了17000条解释
* 增强了WEST独有的KEY NUMBERS系统，方便研究。（KEY NUMBERS是WEST公司开发的案例分类方法，方便用户检索，在美国被广泛使用）
* 独家首创《布莱克法律词典》第八版新增了内容丰富的缩写词附录，是该书的一大特色，也是当前词典中的独家首创，对法律工作者的帮助很大。