Do you need to know the meaning of a word in the legal context? Or maybe you’re looking for caselaw references regarding a certain legal term?
If so then Barron’s Canadian Law Dictionary by John A. Yogis et al. is the book for you!
This title:
- defines important legal terms
- contains a description of the Canadian court system
- contains the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- includes up-to-date caselaw references
- the 7th edition has over 600 new definitions in many areas of law with a focus on Aboriginal Justice, the Charter, criminal law, evidence, intellectual property, international law and police powers
Barron’s Canadian Law Dictionary is available on the public access computers at all our Courthouse Libraries locations. Next time you’re in the library, search for the title in the library catalogue on the computer and click on the digital access link; this will take you straight to the digital title in LexisAdvance. The digital version of this book is the most current 7th edition.
We also have this title available in print up to 2003. If you want to borrow the book or request scans through our document delivery service, please contact us at librarian@courthouselibrary.ca or 1-800-665-2570.
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