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Nolo's plain-English law dictionary
Call Number: [REF] KF156 .N654 2009
ISBN: 1413310370
Black's law dictionary
Call Number: [REF] KF156 .B53 1999
ISBN: 0314228640
Encyclopedia of law & society : American and global perspectives
Call Number: [electronic resource]
The Oxford companion to American law
Call Number: [REF] KF154 .O96 2002
ISBN: 0195088786
West's encyclopedia of American law
Call Number: [REF]KF154 W47 2004 & [electronic resource]
ISBN: 0787663670

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Gale Ebooks This link opens in a new window
Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law
West's Encyclopedia of American Law
General Reference Center Gold, now in General OneFile - Gale This link opens in a new window
Includes law overviews and legislation. Under "Advanced Search" choose the appropriate "document type."

Lexis-Nexis Academic
Click the "Legal" tab at the top of the page to search for: Federal and State cases; Federal and State codes; tax law; Canadian court cases; Canadian Legislation; Shepard's citations; European Union, Commonwealth & Foreign nations; and patents.