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Legal Dictionaries

Acronym Finder
A searchable database of definitions for general acronyms and abbreviations.
FindLaw's Practice Area Definitions
FindLaw provides a reference guide to selected personal and business legal issues.
Law.com Dictionary
Can be searched in 3 different ways: enter a legal term, search the definitions, or browse by first letter of a word or phrase.
Nolo's Free Dictionary Of Law Terms and Legal Definitions
Plain-English definitions for hundreds of legal terms.
U.S. Court's Glossary of Legal Terms

Congress.gov's List of State Legislature Websites
State and Local Government on the Net
A directory of official state, county, and city government websites. Arranged by state and by topic pages for all 50 states.

ABA-Approved Law Schools
Access to an alphabetical list of law schools, public law schools, private law schools, law schools by year approved, and geographic search by region.
State, Court, and County Law Libraries
On the Harvard Law School site. Provides links to various state, county, and court law libraries.