Written in clear and concise language, Bilingual Law Dictionary is an indispensable reference tool for any attorney, legal assistant, translator, interpreter, or court reporter who works with the Spanish-speaking community. This distinctive work gives you the English and Spanish equivalents of legal terms together with a wealth of contextual information including variations of the terms used in different countries.

Bilingual Law Dictionary includes:

• More than 5,000 main legal entries and their corresponding single or multiple equivalents.
• More than 1,600 definitions.
• Over 2,000 synonyms, antonyms, and abbreviations.
• Hundreds of specialized and background comments and comparisons of terms.
• Cross-references and selected specialized glossaries and lists.
• A wealth of contextual information (variations from most English- and Spanish-speaking countries are included).

This dictionary will help you:

• Learn the right Spanish-English legal-term equivalents.
• Translate legal terms with precision and understanding.
• Distinguish among similar, related, or confusing legal terms.
• Learn basic and advanced level concepts in English and Spanish.
• Verify the legal references upon which many equivalents are based.

The editor, Cuauhtemoc (Temo) Gallegos, is an attorney and a professional court interpreter and translator. The author of Bilingual Law Glossaries on Crimes and on Criminal Procedure, he is a frequent consultant on bilingual legal terminology. He is a graduate of the Mexican National Autonomous University (MNAU) in Mexico City and the University of Western Ontario (UWO) in London, Ontario, Canada.

Format: 6 x 9” Softcover
Copyright: 2005
Pages: 413
ISBN: 1-886347-03-4
Publisher: Merl Publications