Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law

A convenient, comprehensive guide to the language of law for everyone from the homeowner to the legal professional.

* Includes more than 10,000 legal words and phrases.

* Updated entries taken from recent events that propelled legal terms into our daily lives:

* From the financial meltdown--credit default swap, subprime, systemic risk, credit rating agency, moral hazard
* From the world of computers and the Internet--cyberbullying, identity fraud, malware, phishing

* From crime--Amber alert, community policing, person of interest

* Includes pronunciations, example phrases and quotations, and frequent supplementary notes.

* Special sections on the judicial system, important legal cases, government agencies, and historic laws.