Blacks Law Dictonary
Black's Law Dictionary Learn more This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia . Black's Law Dictionary , 7th edition Black's Law is the most widely used law dictionary in the United States. Henry Campbell Black (1860–1927) authored the first two editions (see a list of all editions, below). The U.S. Supreme Court has cited the dictionary as a secondary legal authority in many U.S. Supreme Court cases. [1] History The first edition was published in 1891, and the second edition in 1910. [2] The sixth and earlier editions of the book also provided case citations for the term cited, which some lawyers view as its most useful feature, providing a useful starting point with leading cases. The Internet made legal research easier than it ever had been, so many state- or circuit-specific case citations and outdated or overruled case citations were dropped from the seventh edition in 1999. The eighth edition introduced a uni