Legal Dictionaries

There are a number of legal dictionaries available on the net. They are not as comprehensive as dictionaries such as Butterworths Australian Legal Dictionary; but they can be useful to quickly check a definition. Whilst some of the dictionaries are old editions which are out of copyright; others are new dictionaries compiled for the net.

Duhaime's Legal Dictionary

Researched and written by Llyod Duhaime, this dictionary gives legal definitions in plain language. It contains approximately 600 terms; including many Latin terms. It is browseable by letter and includes hypertext links to related terms.

Law.com Dictionary

"A Real Life Dictionary of the Law". Explanations of over 3000 common legal terms for laymen and lawyers. Browse by letter or search by term or keyword.

The 'Lectric Law Library

Contains definitions of 1000's of legal words and phrases, including Latin terms. It is browseable by letter. Many of the entries are detailed and include references to U.S. cases. It does not include hypertext links.

Other Dictionaries

AlphaDictionary

Searches nearly 1000 English language dictionaries. It also provides a translation dictionary for 24 languages.

OneLook Dictionariy

This site searches 454dictionaries simultaneously. Searches can also be restricted to particular dictionaries.

Research-It

This page has links to a number of dictionaries and reference sources; including the Merriam-Webster dictionary, Merriam-Wester Thesaurus, Bartlett's Dictionary of Quotations and biographical, pronunciation, and acronym dictionaries. It also features a universal translator which will translate words into over 20 different languages.

WWWebster Dictionary

A WWW edition of the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate dictionary 10th ed. It is searchable and has hypertext links to related terms.