These are the online legal reference websites I found most useful to law school students:
Legal Terms and Definitions:
- Findlaw.com Dictionary – A legal dictionary (Law School Rating: Excellent)
- Law.com Dictionary – A legal dictionary (Law School Rating: Excellent)
- TheFreeDictionary.com – A legal dictionary (Law School Rating: Excellent)
- JURIST – Legal dictionary (Law School Rating: Poor)
- Legal Lexicon’s Lyceum – A legal lexicon (Law School Rating: Poor)
- HLS Library: One-L Dictionary – A List of some terms for new law students (Law School Rating: Good)
General Legal Term Sites:
- Wikipedia – An online encyclopedia with many legal terms (Law School Rating: Excellent)
- The Free Dictionary.com – A good general dictionary with some legal terms (Law School Rating: Good)
- Dictionary.com – A good general dictionary with some legal terms (Law School Rating: Good)
- Merriam-Webster Online – A good general dictionary with some legal terms (Law School Rating: Good)
Or if you must have a paper copy:
- Black’s Law Dictionary (pocket edition) – (Law School Rating: Excellent)
