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Black's Law Dictionary, 11th Edition Now Available at Jenkins

By Thomas Baer •  July 11, 2019
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The 11th edition of Black's Law Dictionary (2019) is now available at Jenkins. The 11th edition provides definitions for over 55,000 legal words and phrases. Library users can find the dictionary in print or from any of our four Westlaw computers.

To access the dictionary on Westlaw, search Black's Law Dictionary in the main search bar, then click the content page link in the suggestion bar. You can also find it in the Tools and Resources menu within the Secondary Sources. Westlaw allows you to search the dictionary by definition term or definition text. 

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