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2. Black's Law Dictionary - Wikipedia

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   Black died in 1927 and future editions were titled Black's Law Dictionary . The sixth and earlier editions of the book additionally provided case citations for the term cited, which was viewed by lawyers as its most useful feature, providing a useful starting point with leading cases. The invention of the Internet made legal research easier ...

3. Bryan A. Garner - Wikipedia

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   Bryan Andrew Garner (born November 17, 1958) is an American legal scholar and lexicographer. He has written more than two dozen books about English usage and style [1] such as Garner's Modern English Usage for a general audience, and others for legal professionals. [2] [3] Garner also wrote two books with Justice Antonin Scalia: Making Your ...

4. Henry Campbell Black - Wikipedia

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   Henry Campbell Black. Henry Campbell Black (October 17, 1860 – March 19, 1927) was the founder of Black's Law Dictionary, the definitive legal dictionary first published in 1891. Born in Ossining, New York, he was also the editor of The Constitutional Review from 1917 until his death in 1927.

5. Black-letter law - Wikipedia

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   In lawyer lingo, hornbook law or black-letter law is a fundamental and well-accepted legal principle that does not require any further explanation, since a hornbook is a primer of basics. Law is the rule which establish that a principle, provision, references, inference, observation, etc. may not require further explanation or clarification ...

6. Freeman (Thirteen Colonies) - Wikipedia

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   Black's Law Dictionary (9th edition) defines Freeman as follows: 1. A person who possesses and enjoys all the civil and political rights belonging to the people under a free government. 2. A person who is not a slave. 3. Hist. A member of a municipal corporation (a city or a borough) who possesses full civic rights, esp. the right to vote.

7. Duress in American law - Wikipedia

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   Law portal. v. t. e. In jurisprudence, duress or coercion refers to a situation whereby a person performs an act as a result of violence, threat, or other pressure against the person. Black's Law Dictionary (6th ed.) defines duress as "any unlawful threat or coercion used... to induce another to act [or not act] in a manner [they] otherwise ...