Black's Law Dictionary
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Black's Law Dictionary is a leading American legal dictionary widely used by lawyers, judges, and law students as an authoritative reference for legal terms and concepts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black's Law Dictionary canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8085221 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black's Law Dictionary Context triple: [Legal Writing in Plain English, relatedTo, Black's Law Dictionary]
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A.
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
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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B.
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage is a comprehensive reference work that explains and guides proper usage, style, and terminology in legal writing.
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C.
Garner's Modern English Usage
Garner's Modern English Usage is a comprehensive, influential reference guide to contemporary English grammar, usage, and style.
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D.
Restatements of the Law
Restatements of the Law are highly influential scholarly syntheses that clarify and organize common law principles in the United States for use by courts, lawyers, and scholars.
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E.
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary is a widely used American English dictionary known for its authoritative definitions, usage guidance, and up-to-date coverage of contemporary vocabulary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black's Law Dictionary Target entity description: Black's Law Dictionary is a leading American legal dictionary widely used by lawyers, judges, and law students as an authoritative reference for legal terms and concepts.
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A.
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
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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B.
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage is a comprehensive reference work that explains and guides proper usage, style, and terminology in legal writing.
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C.
Garner's Modern English Usage
Garner's Modern English Usage is a comprehensive, influential reference guide to contemporary English grammar, usage, and style.
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D.
Restatements of the Law
Restatements of the Law are highly influential scholarly syntheses that clarify and organize common law principles in the United States for use by courts, lawyers, and scholars.
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E.
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary is a widely used American English dictionary known for its authoritative definitions, usage guidance, and up-to-date coverage of contemporary vocabulary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal dictionary
ⓘ
reference book ⓘ |
| audience |
judges
ⓘ
law students ⓘ lawyers ⓘ legal scholars ⓘ |
| citationStyle | abbreviation "Black's" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Henry Campbell Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
authoritative legal reference
ⓘ
leading American legal dictionary ⓘ |
| field | law ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublicationYear | 1891 ⓘ |
| firstEditor | Henry Campbell Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
mobile application
ⓘ
online edition ⓘ print edition ⓘ |
| formerPublisher | West Publishing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | law dictionary ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
eighth edition
ⓘ
eleventh edition ⓘ fifth edition ⓘ fourth edition ⓘ ninth edition ⓘ second edition ⓘ seventh edition ⓘ sixth edition ⓘ tenth edition ⓘ third edition ⓘ |
| includes |
Latin legal terms
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case citations ⓘ common law terms ⓘ definitions of legal terms ⓘ procedural terms ⓘ statutory references ⓘ substantive law terms ⓘ |
| jurisdictionFocus | United States law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive coverage of U.S. legal terminology
ⓘ
influence on American legal writing ⓘ |
| publisher | Thomson Reuters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Ballentine's Law Dictionary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
defining legal terms
ⓘ
explaining legal concepts ⓘ legal research ⓘ |
| usedIn |
judicial opinions
ⓘ
law school libraries ⓘ legal briefs ⓘ legal education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Black's Law Dictionary Description of subject: Black's Law Dictionary is a leading American legal dictionary widely used by lawyers, judges, and law students as an authoritative reference for legal terms and concepts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.