Dictionary of terms and phrases used in american or english jurisprudence originally published boston little brown and company 1879 2 vols xliii 680 ii 738 pp reprinted 2008 by the lawbook exchange ltd isbn 13 9781584779261 isbn 10 1584779268 upper red and lower black gilt lettered spine labels cloth bound smyth sewn hardcover new 350 reprint of the only edition . A law dictionary containing definitions of the terms and phrases of american and english jurisprudence ancient and modern and including the principal terms of international constitutional ecclesiastical and commercial law and medical jurisprudence with a collection of legal maxims numerous select titles from the roman modern civil scotch french spanish and mexican law and other . Excerpt from dictionary of terms and phrases used in american or english jurisprudence vol 2 l z within robbery but the evident mean ing and effect of the decision is that robbery is a species or kind of larceny the new york code commissioners pro posed definitions of the two words which should treat them as distinct offences larceny to mean the taking of personal property accomplished by fraud or stealth or without color of right there to and with intent to deprive another thereof . A law dictionary containing definitions of the terms and phrases of american and english jurisprudence ancient and modern and including the principal terms of international constitutional ecclesiastical and commercial law and medical jurisprudence with a collection of legal maxims numerous select titles from the roman modern civil scotch french spanish and mexican law and other . The language used in law is changing many lawyers are now adopting a plain english style but there are still legal phrases that baffle non lawyers this guide is intended to help in two ways o it should help non lawyers understand legal phrases and o it should give lawyers ideas for explaining the legal phrases that they use