Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

The legal dictionary Blacks Law.

Black's Law dictionary publishes a new volume every year with updated explanations of legal terms based on how they were interpreted over that time span.

Is Black's Law dictionary a good indicator of how to interpret a legal term in the specific year that you are looking at?


Asked on 10/01/09, 1:54 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Joe Dane Law Office of Joe Dane

Yes and no.

Yes, it gives you a definition, which may or may not change over the years, but it is always subject to specific interpretation within the confines of a particular set of facts. Terms get redefined by case law as they are used in a particular case.

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Answered on 10/01/09, 2:01 pm


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