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Scottish Contemporary Judicial Dictionary is a modern-day collection of words and phrases judicially defined and commented on by the Scottish courts. The book provides the practitioner with judicial definitions of the ordinary words of the English language. It provides invaluable assistance to litigation lawyers seeking to argue a particular interpretation. It will be especially invaluable to any lawyer drafting documents. Scottish Contemporary Judicial Dictionary provides the only alternative to lexicographers' definitions of ordinary English words. A worthy successor to Gibb and Dalrymple and an excellent working tool for the busy lawyer.