The elements of legal style / Bryan A. Garner.
The elements of legal style / Bryan A. Garner.
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Date
2002.
Call Numbers
G 2014/4613
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 268 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. The Letters of the Law -- 2. Fundamental Rules of Usage -- Punctuation -- Word Choice -- Grammar and Syntax -- 3. Fundamental Principles of Legal Writing -- 4. Some Matters of Form -- 5. Words and Expressions Confused and Misused -- 6. Rhetorical Figures in Law -- Comparison -- Wordplay -- Syntac...
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2002.
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Summary
Focusing on the argumentative, narrative, and descriptive style found in legal briefs and judicial opinions, this text should be a thought provoking examination of effective argumentation in law.
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The elements of legal style / Bryan A. Garner.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from LIAC N808.06634/26.
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G 2014/4613
Record Identifier
74VvyVoaLVx3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvyVoaLVx3
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ISBN
9780195141627
0195141628
9780195141627 (alk. paper)
0195141628 (alk. paper)
9780195141528 (hbk.)
DDC
808.06634
MMS ID
991016114479702626
