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Legal Thesaurus?
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 10:43 pm
by select
Hi Everyone:
I am a new 1L, and was recently told it's a good idea to get a legal thesaurus for school. What is your take on this? What is the difference between a legal thesaurus and a regular non-legal one?
Re: Legal Thesaurus?
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 11:01 pm
by thesealocust
Totally unnecessary, and I've also never heard of it?
You will need to look up
legal words and phrases, but google is probably superior in every way to an actual legal dictionary.
Re: Legal Thesaurus?
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 11:11 pm
by stronitsing
select wrote:Hi Everyone:
I am a new 1L, and was recently told it's a good idea to get a legal thesaurus for school. What is your take on this? What is the difference between a legal thesaurus and a regular non-legal one?
E&E's are helpful for most 1L subjects. a thesaurus isn't necessary, or even helpful, at all.
Re: Legal Thesaurus?
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 11:14 pm
by 03152016
you don't need one
you also absolutely don't need a law dictionary, ignore any boomer wisdom to the contrary
googling terms is superior as tsl said
and if for some weird reason you actually did need a legit law dictionary, i'm p sure blacks is on westlaw
Re: Legal Thesaurus?
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 1:42 am
by select
great responses. thanks guys.
Re: Legal Thesaurus?
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 2:11 am
by ManoftheHour
thesealocust wrote:never heard of it.