Lawtalk: The Unknown Stories Behind Familiar Legal Expressions

by Elizabeth G. Thornburg, Fred R. Shapiro, James E. Clapp, et al.

Book Overview

Not just for lawyers, these illuminating histories of popular law-related expressions will delight anyone fascinated by words, by history, or by law and law enforcement

Law-related words and phrases abound in our everyday language, often without our being aware of their origins or their particular legal significance: boilerplate, jailbait, pound of flesh, rainmaker, the third degree. This insightful...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030017246X
• ISBN13: 9780300172461
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.3"