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Case Law
Definitions from Case Law — U.S. Supreme Court case-identified definitions
U.S. Code
United States Code
Cyclopedic (1922)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary — 2nd edition, 1922
Ballentine's (1916)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary — 1st edition, 1916
Bouvier (1914)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia — Rawle's 3rd Revision, 1914
Black's (1910)
Black's Law Dictionary — 2nd edition, 1910
Kinney (1893)
A Law Dictionary and Glossary — 1893
Black's (1891)
A Dictionary of Law — 1st edition, 1891
Anderson (1889)
A Dictionary of Law — 1889
Stimson (1881)
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law — 1881
Abbott (1879)
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence — 1879
Burrill (1850)
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary — 1850
Bouvier (1839)
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States — 1st edition, 1839