Concise Law Dictionary

P Ramanatha Aiyar’s Concise Law Dictionary, since its first publication in 1940, has proved itself to be an indispensable aid for jurists, legal professionals, academicians, researchers, and students. This law dictionary provides the meaning and interpretation of legal terms, phrases, and Latin Maxims in a precise and unambiguous manner.

This new edition is up to date and comprehensive in its coverage and scope; comprising important judicial pronouncements, so far as words and phrases defined by the Courts, the Latin Maxims occurring in its judgments, the words defined by the legal authorities along with the Regional Legal Terms cited in its judgments, are concerned. Statutory definitions from Central Acts, Ordinances and Codes as well as words defined in Rules and Regulations have also been appropriately incorporated.

Key Features:

An essential tool for navigating the intricacies of legal language.
Contains accurate meaning of legal words, Latin terms, and phrases in common usage under varied areas of law.
Words, phrases, and expressions commonly found in English statutes, decisions, and treatises have also been included.
Incorporates legislative amendments to existing statutory definitions, and encapsulates newly introduced statutory definitions including The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023; The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023; The Mediation Act, 2023; and The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022.
Includes judicial expositions rendered in important decisions of the Supreme Court and High Courts.