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Lawyers' Latin

Lawyers' Latin

A Vade-Mecum

by John Gray
Hardback
Publication Date: 01/11/2006

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Updated and expanded, this invaluable reference book was originally written as an aid for those disadvantaged by the deteriorating standing of Latin in our education system and by its use as legal terminology. Professional and comprehensive, yet lighthearted, it is immensely readable and has assumed a readership far beyond the lawyers for whom it was primarily designed to assist. All those interested in or curious about Latin may like to dip in to discover such particularly succinct phrases as uberrimae fidei (of the utmost [good] faith), in tenebris (in the dark), doli capax (capable, legally, of wrong or fraud) or mala fide (in bad faith). Few learn Latin in school and young lawyers with minimal knowledge of the language will experience considerable difficulty as they continue to meet it, particularly in old reported cases, academic articles, statutes and in decisions of EC institutions and even falling from the lips of renegade judges. When Latin brings progress and comprehension to a halt, what then? Reach for "Lawyers' Latin".
ISBN:
9780709082774
9780709082774
Category:
Jurisprudence & philosophy of law
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
01-11-2006
Language:
English, Latin
Publisher:
The Crowood Press Ltd
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Edition:
2nd Edition
Pages:
144
Dimensions (mm):
192x129x16mm
Weight:
0.32kg
John Gray

John Gray's most recent book is the highly praised Seven Types of Atheism; his other books include Straw Dogs, Black Mass, The Soul of the Marionette and The Silence of Animals. He has kept feline companions for over thirty years.

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