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Lawtalk: The Unknown Stories Behind Familiar Legal Expressions

Contributor(s): Clapp, James E (Author), Thornburg, Elizabeth G (Author), Galanter, Marc (Author)

ISBN: 9780300172461

Publisher: Yale University Press

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Pub Date: November 22, 2011

Dewey: 340.14

LCCN: 2011032372

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.99" H x 9.31" L x 6.56" W ( 1.45 lbs) 368 pages

Series: Yale Law Library Legal History and Reference

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Description: Not just for lawyers, these illuminating histories of popular law-related expressions will delight anyone fascinated by words, by history, or by law and law enforcement

Review Quotes: "Lively and entertaining . . . fascinating . . . a gem of a book . . . well-documented and well-researched . . . Lawtalk yields a multitude of interesting and amusing tidbits."--Donna M. Fisher, AALL Spectrum (American Association of Law Libraries)--Donna M. Fisher "AALL Spectrum"

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