How can you use a law dictionary?

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Primarily, you can use a law dictionary to look up legal terms. Depending upon the publisher, there may be additional features. For instance, the 2009 edition of Black's Law Dictionary has appendices that include abbreviations, Latin legal maxims, the U.S. Constitution, a list of the Supreme Court justices (and their dates of service), and a map of the federal-court circuits. Since Black's is a West Group publication, it has cross references to its Key Number system. Other dictionaries may include cross references to important cases that used specific terms.
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