[英英] 【PDF】Oxford Dictionary Of Law 5th Edition

This dictionary has been written by a distinguished team of academic
and practising lawyers. It is intended primarily for those without
a
qualification in law who nevertheless require some legallmowledge
in the course oftheir work: chartered surveyors and accountants, civil
servants and local-government officers, social workers and probation
officers, as well as businessmen and legal secretaries are typical
examples of those whose work often calls for a knowledge of the
precise meaning (and spelling) of a legal term.
Each article, therefore, begins with
a clear definition of the entry
word (or words) and, in most cases, is followed by a more detailed
explanation or description of the concepts involved.
Written in concise English, without the unnecessary use of legal
jargon, the book will also be of considerable value to members ofthe
public who come into contact with the law and lawyers
- house
buyers, motorists, and hire purchasers are among those who cannot
escape the effects of legislation or the unique prose style in which it
is usually expressed.
In the five years since the last edition of the dictionary was
published there have been radical changes in the English legal
system, most notably in the areas of civil procedure (resulting from
the Access to Justice Act 1999 and the Civil Procedure Rules - the socalled
'Woolf Reforms') and human rights law (brought about by the
Human Rights Act 1998). The new edition reflects these and many
other changes. If any provisions of new legislation were not in force
at the time of publication, the entries to which they apply will
indicate the direction ofthe proposed changes.
An asterisk (*) placed before
a word in
a definition indicates that
additional relevant information will be found under this article. Some
entries simply refer the reader to another entry, indicating either that
they are synonyms or abbreviations or that they are most
conveniently explained, together with related terms, in one of the
dictionary's longer articles. The use of the pronoun 'he' (rather than
'he or she') in entries has been adopted to simplify the construction of
sentences; it does not imply that the subject matter relates exclusively
to males.