Law - UK: Books

Law dictionaries are specialist reference works that record the meaning of words and phrases, as defined by case law or legislation.

You can find law dictionaries online: 

• Lexis Library - Words & Phrases Legally Defined;
• Westlaw - Index of Legal Terms (searches Jowitt’s Dictionary of English Law, Stroud’s Judicial Dictionary of Words & Phrases and Osborn’s Concise Law Dictionary). 

You can find print law dictionaries in the 'Legal Research' section on the second floor of the Sir Michael Cobham Library. The books have white tape around their spines. These items are reference only:

• Oxford Dictionary of Law;
• Jowitt's Dictionary of English Law; 
• Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary;
• Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage.

You will find most of the print law books on the second floor of The Sir Michael Cobham Library. We have thousands of law e-books, which you can access both on- and off-campus. Law books date quickly, so make sure you are using the most current edition!

Search the library catalogue (see box below) for records of print books and links to view e-books.

To find a print book, make a note of the shelf mark including numbers and letters (e.g. 349.42/SLA). Take these details to the library shelves and use the shelf mark to locate the book in the sequence. The shelfmark is visible on a book's spine.

You can find both print and e-books for law by searching the library catalogue. Use the box below, or click the link 'Library Catalogue' on the library area in Brightspace.