A New Law Dictionary, Intended for General Use, as Well as For...
"Englishing" the Law: The Landmark 1792 Burn's Practical Law Dictionary for the Common Gentleman With New Introduction by Bryan A. Garner Burn, Richard. A New Law Dictionary, Intended for General Use, as Well as For Gentlemen of the Profession, and Continued to the Present Time by John Burn. Originally published: London: Printed by A. Strahan and W. Woodfall, 1792. 2 vols. (i new introduction), vii, 442; 446 pp. Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a new introduction by Bryan A. Garner, President, LawProse, Inc. ISBN-13: 9781584773566; ISBN-10: 1584773561. Hardcover. New. $150. * Burn's dictionary was published posthumously by the author's son, John Burn [c.1744?-1802]. Intended to be a practical tool, it eliminated terms of historical interest, including several in Law French. The elimination of these entries cleared space for topics current with the late 1700s and longer entries. Indeed, Burn's articles on such subjects as judgment, jury, purchase and will are broader, more detailed and better organized than they are in earlier dictionaries. It is a valuable reference for those who want to see how legal terms were understood in the later decades of the eighteenth century. Richard Burn [1709-1785] was one of the most prolific and influential English legal writers of the eighteenth century. His most important books are Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer and Ecclesiastical Law, which went through several editions. He was the editor of the 9th, 10th, and 11th editions of Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England. Bryan A. Garner is the author of over 30 books, including Garner's Modern English Usage (5th ed. 2022) and Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts (2012-coauthored with the late Justice Antonin Scalia). He has authored seven unabridged editions of Black's Law Dictionary, from the 7th edition (1999) to the 12th edition (2024). Garner is a Distinguished Research Professor of Law at Southern Methodist University and also lectures at the University of Texas School of Law, Texas A&M School of Law, and Texas Tech School of Law.
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