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Lawtalk : the unknown stories behind familiar legal expressions / James E. Clapp [and others].
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Title:Lawtalk : the unknown stories behind familiar legal expressions / James E. Clapp [and others].
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Other Contributors/Collections:Clapp, James E. (James Edward), 1943-
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Published/Created:New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2011.
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Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
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Call Number: KF156 .L39 2011
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Law--United States--Dictionaries.
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Genre/Form: Dictionaries.
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Description:xvii, 348 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
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Series:Yale Law Library series in legal history and reference.
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Summary:"Law-related words and phrases abound in our everyday language, often without our being aware of their origins or their particular legal significance: boilerplate, jailbait, pound of flesh, rainmaker, the third degree. This insightful and entertaining book reveals the unknown stories behind familiar legal expressions that come from sources as diverse as Shakespeare, vaudeville, and Dr. Seuss. Separate entries for each expression follow no prescribed formula but instead focus on the most interesting, enlightening, and surprising aspects of the words and their evolution. Popular myths and misunderstandings are explored and exploded, and the entries are augmented with historical images and humorous sidebars. Lively and unexpected, Lawtalk will draw a diverse array of readers with its abundance of linguistic, legal, historical, and cultural information. Those readers should be forewarned: upon finishing one entry, there is an irresistible temptation to turn to another, and yet another ."-- Provided by publisher.
"A lively look at the history and meanings of today's legal expressions" -- Provided by publisher.
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Notes:"A lively look at the history and meanings of today's legal expressions"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-338) and index.
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ISBN:9780300172461 (hbk. : alk. paper)
030017246X (hbk. : alk. paper)
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Contents:Machine generated contents note: Lawtalk
Abuse Excuse
Affirmative Action
Age Of Consent
Sidebar: Just Knitting
Aid And Abet (And The Like)
Sidebar: I Give You That Orange
Attorney General
Attorney Vs. Lawyer
Badge Of Slavery
Billable Hour
Sidebar: No Rest for the Weary
Black Letter Law
Sidebar: Blowing the Dust off the Black Letter Books
Blackmail
Blood Money
Blue Laws
Blue Wall Of Silence
Boilerplate
Chancellor's foot
Charter Party
Chinese Wall
Color-Blind
Comstockery
Sidebar: Shaw and Comstock
Corpus Delicti
Sidebar: Expecting the Unexpected
CSI effect
Cut The Baby In Half
Day In Court
Death And Taxes
Death Tax
Deep Pocket
Deliberate Speed
Electoral College
Eye For An Eye
Fishing Expedition
Grand Jury
Green Card
Hanged For A Sheep
Sidebar: Baron Alderson's Remark
Hearsay
Hornbook Law
Hue And Cry
Indenture
Indict A Ham Sandwich
Jailbait
Jim Crow
Kangaroo Court
Kill All The Lawyers
Sidebar: Dying Wish
Law Is A Ass
Lawyers, Guns, And Money
Make A Federal Case Out Of It
Sidebar: Salt Seller
One-Bite Rule
One Person, One Vote
Oyez
Paper Chase
Penumbra
Philadelphia lawyer
Sidebar: When You Really Need a Good Lawyer ...
Pierce The Corporate Veil
Sidebar: Corporate Entity
Play The Race Card
Politically Correct
Posse
Pound Of Flesh
Rainmaker
Rap
Rap Sheet
Read The Riot Act
Sidebar: Reading the Riot Act to a Rainmaker
Rico
Rule Of Thumb
Sidebar: Too Serious for God
Scofflaw
Separate But Equal
Shadow Of The Law
Shyster
Sidebar: Standard Operating Procedure
Star Chamber
Testify
Thin Blue Line
Thinking Like A Lawyer
Sidebar: The Legal Mind
Third Degree
Three-Fifths Rule
Versus
Wall Of Separation
Wet Foot, Dry Foot
White Shoe
Whole Truth
Sidebar: Not a Scholar.