Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases, Fourth Edition.
Stroud, Frederick. James, John S. Editor. Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases, Fourth Edition. London: Sweet & Maxwell Limited, 1971-1974. 5 volumes. Publisher's black cloth hardcover [with] the 1982 hardcover Second Supplement, Together 6 books. Complete set. An ex-library set with standard institutional markings: paper shelf-location labels affixed to the foot of each spine, property stamps on the front pastedowns and title page versos. Beyond library marks, a clean, tight, and structurally sound copy. Internal pages are crisp and unmarked. Overall, a Good to Very Good, highly serviceable set. $250. * First published in 1890, Stroud's Judicial Dictionary remains one of the foundational cornerstones of common law lexicography. Unlike a standard language dictionary, Stroud's monumental work exclusively compiled terms that had been explicitly defined by British Parliament or interpreted by judges in a court of law, establishing a vital blueprint for modern statutory interpretation. This Fourth Edition, meticulously overhauled by John S. James, captures the sweeping evolution of post-WWII English jurisprudence and property law. Complete sets containing contemporary updates-such as the included 1982 supplement offer a vital historical snapshot of the British legal system in transition just prior to the dawn of the digital database era.
Price: $250.00
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