WWWLIA's Legal Dictionary
Produced by the World Wide Legal Information Association, 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. Some case references are included, to British as well as U.S. cases.

The 'Lectric Law Lexicon
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.

International Law Dictionary
Provides definitions of international legal terms and acronyms. It is browseable by letter, and includes hypertext links to related terms and links to other internet sites. For example, the entry for the Universal Declaration of Human rights includes a link to the full text of the declaration; and the entry for NGO includes links to 13 NGO's on the net. The dictionary was prepared by Ray August of Washington State University.

Law.com Dictionary
"A Real Life Dictionary of the Law". Explanations of over 3000 common legal terms for laymen and lawyers.


JURIST Dictionary
JURIST's browsable dictionary of basic U.S. legal terminology focuses on legal procedure. For more specific queries, search the Law.com dictionary.

Harvard's 1-L Law Dictionary
Harvard Library offers the following dictionary to assist new law students during the first few days of their law school experience. Within a couple of weeks, most of these words will become part of your regular vocabulary and you will have forgotten those first moments of panic when you thought everyone except you understood what was being said in class.

Beck's Compendium of International Law Terms and Phrases
Short collection of obscure Latin phrases.


REAL ESTATE

Real Estate Glossary OR Real Estate Glossary

Real Estate Dictionary

Homeowner's Glossary