Reference

The Proceedings of the Old Bailey allows users to search “the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published” The database contain 197,745 criminal trials held at London’s central criminal court from 1674-1913.

Two great legal glossaries crafted in clear, plain English:
Her Majesty’s Courts Service (HMCS) offers a glossary of common legal terms as well as common Latin terms.
The US District Court of Idaho provides the glossary from it’s Pro-Se Handbook here.

The West Headnote of the Day is a fun way to brush up on litigation terminology as well as the terminology of the substantive law in dispute. You can read the most recent West Headnote of the Day here, and subscribe to receive the daily e-mail here.

Eurojargon describes itself as a plain language guide to Eurojargon — the specialized language characteristic of people within the EU institutions. Similar to Beltway-ese which is the jargon used inside the Beltway in government offices and Congress and among lobbyists in Washington, DC. Eurojargon is a great reseorce for penatrating Europen Union jargon.

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All-purpose
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A Dictionary of Law (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Elizabeth A. Martin. A comprehensive yet succinct source of clear, jargon-free legal terms. It focuses primarily on UK law and provides a one-stop source of information for any of the many countries that base their legal system on English law. Defines and explains the major terms, concepts, [...]

Online Legal English Research is a brief, Internet-based course with online tasks. The tasks are an extension of the International Legal English coursebook coauthored by TransLegal and published by Cambridge University Press.
The tasks present a number of authentic language problems encountered by legal professionals, and provide strategies that exploit online reference tools and search engines [...]

Investor Protection
This glossary supports a web site which is the project implemented within the framework of the OECD/World Bank – Russian Corporate Governance Roundtable. It contains a concise list of terms relating particularly to corporate governance and investor protection.
Corporate Social Responsibility [Word document]
The Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) Glossary is a product of the Pilot Project [...]

American Association for Justice (“AAJ”) – We’ve all heard the stories of outlandish U.S. jury awards for seemingly the most inane behavior by plaintiffs. From hot coffee spills to campers on auto pilot, the Internet is rife with these “Imaginary Cases & Urban Legends” as the AAJ describes them.