Legal dictionaries help to clarify a term or provide a definition. Check out some of our holdings:
You may need to consult more than one dictionary to define all of your terms.
Legal encyclopedias are another source of information that should be consulted in your research. Legal encyclopedias give you an overview of what the law is in a particular area or jurisdiction, including relevant cases and legislation. Always check to ensure the information is current.
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Hard copies of legal encyclopedias should be cited as follows:
Publisher, Title of Encyclopedia, vol Volume Number
(at Full Date) Title Number Name of Title,
‘Chapter Number Name of Chapter’ [Paragraph].
Online legal encyclopedias should be cited as follows:
Publisher, Title of Encyclopedia (online at Date of Retrieval)
Title Number Name of Title,
‘Chapter Number Name of Chapter’ [Paragraph].
The publisher’s name should adhere to rule 6.3.1.
Where a legal encyclopedia indicates the date of last update of a chapter, this date should be included.
For entries in online legal encyclopedias, the date at which the entry was retrieved should be included.
Pinpoint references should adhere to rules 1.1.6–1.1.7 and should be to paragraphs.
For more information please consult the fourth edition of the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (AGLC4). See page 119 for instructions on how to reference legal encyclopaedias.