A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage is a widely respected reference work that guides lawyers and legal writers on proper, precise, and contemporary use of legal English.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1660673 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage Context triple: [Bryan A. Garner, notableWork, A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage]
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A.
Diccionario de americanismos
Diccionario de americanismos is a specialized dictionary compiled under the auspices of the Royal Spanish Academy that documents and explains the distinctive Spanish vocabulary and usages found throughout the Americas.
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B.
The Growth of the Law
The Growth of the Law is a seminal legal treatise by Benjamin N. Cardozo that explores how judicial decision-making and evolving social needs shape the development of common law.
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C.
The Common Law
The Common Law is a foundational 1881 legal treatise by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. that profoundly shaped American legal realism and modern understandings of judge-made law.
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D.
New Oxford American Dictionary
The New Oxford American Dictionary is a comprehensive, authoritative dictionary of American English known for its contemporary coverage and usage guidance, published by Oxford University Press.
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E.
The Paradoxes of Legal Science
The Paradoxes of Legal Science is a 1928 jurisprudential treatise by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo that explores the philosophical tensions and logical contradictions within legal reasoning and doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage Target entity description: A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage is a widely respected reference work that guides lawyers and legal writers on proper, precise, and contemporary use of legal English.
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A.
Diccionario de americanismos
Diccionario de americanismos is a specialized dictionary compiled under the auspices of the Royal Spanish Academy that documents and explains the distinctive Spanish vocabulary and usages found throughout the Americas.
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B.
The Growth of the Law
The Growth of the Law is a seminal legal treatise by Benjamin N. Cardozo that explores how judicial decision-making and evolving social needs shape the development of common law.
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C.
The Common Law
The Common Law is a foundational 1881 legal treatise by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. that profoundly shaped American legal realism and modern understandings of judge-made law.
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D.
New Oxford American Dictionary
The New Oxford American Dictionary is a comprehensive, authoritative dictionary of American English known for its contemporary coverage and usage guidance, published by Oxford University Press.
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E.
The Paradoxes of Legal Science
The Paradoxes of Legal Science is a 1928 jurisprudential treatise by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo that explores the philosophical tensions and logical contradictions within legal reasoning and doctrine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal dictionary
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reference work ⓘ style guide ⓘ |
| aim |
to improve clarity in legal writing
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to modernize traditional legal language ⓘ to reduce ambiguity in legal documents ⓘ |
| author |
Bryan Garner
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surface form:
Bryan A. Garner
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| basedOn | principles of modern English usage ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| covers |
Latinisms in law
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citation-related usage issues ⓘ common legalisms and archaic terms ⓘ grammar in legal writing ⓘ punctuation in legal documents ⓘ word choice in legal contexts ⓘ |
| field |
law
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legal writing ⓘ |
| genre | legal writing guide ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
first edition
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second edition ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent legal style guides ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
judges
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law students ⓘ lawyers ⓘ legal writers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
book
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print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
discussion of legal jargon
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guidance on precise legal usage ⓘ prescriptive guidance on legal style ⓘ recommendations on plain English in law ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| reception | widely respected by legal professionals ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
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surface form:
Garner’s Dictionary of Legal Usage
Garner's Modern English Usage ⓘ
surface form:
Garner’s Modern English Usage
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| subject |
legal English
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legal style ⓘ legal usage ⓘ |
| titleAbbreviation | DMLU ⓘ |
| use |
reference for drafting legal documents
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reference for legal editing ⓘ teaching tool in legal writing courses ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bryan A. Garner
subject surface form:
Bryan A. Garner