Best Legal Dictionary?

[joshdelight]

What is the best legal dictionary for a student of the law?

[Garry]

Black's

[lawschoolafterdark]

The free Black's on Westlaw.

[eee]

so... perhaps a dumb question (definitely not my first)...

but is there any difference between the black's law dictionaries of different colors? amazon's copy has a red cover. mine has a black. both are 7th edition.

[Scott]

I maay be wrong but Black's is a name not a color.  And I don't think there is any other dictionary.

[Bob12]

Black's dictionary has red cover and black cover editions.

I would get whichever is the newest.

[Coregram]

They also have a smaller paperback for less money, and a larger, hardcover for more money.  I got the paperback for myself (cheaper and easier to carry) with the idea that if I can't find something in there, I will find the bigger one in the library.

[jeffjoe]

They also have a smaller paperback for less money, and a larger, hardcover for more money.  I got the paperback for myself (cheaper and easier to carry) with the idea that if I can't find something in there, I will find the bigger one in the library.

My friend the long time lawyer told me not to bother with the big ones.  the small ones have almost everything you need and besides there are free online legal dictionaries.