Key Features
Authoritative Definitions
Definitions found in Black’s Law Dictionary Digital are the same as those in the eighth edition of Black’s Law Dictionary. The over 43,000 definitions include related Subentries and relevant Quotes. Plus terms within the definition also found in Black’s Law Dictionary are hyperlinked for ease of reference.
Convenient Computer Access
Black’s Law Dictionary Digital provides access from the applications where you most want it. Whether you are drafting a legal document in Corel WordPerfect or Microsoft Word, or conducting online legal research in Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox, locate legal definitions without interruption.
Easy Word Searching
Built-in tool-bars integrate seamlessly into your word processor and/or web browser, letting you call up definitions at the click of a button. Did You Mean feature suggests alternatives for misspelled search terms.
Spell-Checking
Defined terms are incorporated into the spell-checkers for Corel WordPefect and Microsoft Word, so you avoid embarrassing typos in the documents you create.
Audio Pronunciations
Black’s Law Dictionary Digital provides audio pronunciations for thousands of hard-to-say legal terms. A speaker icon next to the term indicates that audio pronunciation is available.
Westlaw Links
Citations to the legal encyclopedia Corpus Juris Secundum and to West’s Key Number references link directly to the Westlaw research service, allowing Westlaw subscribers to locate additional information quickly and easily.