Nunavut Law Program Research Guide: Find Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Inuktitut Dictionaries

Inuktitut : a multi-dialectal outline dictionary (with an Aivilingmiutaq base) by Alex Spalding with Thomas Kusugaq From the publisher: "This dictionary includes the prominent features of the phonology of Aivilingmiutaq (WCHB) speech, the dialect of the Naujaat (Repulse Bay) Region, and technical notes on orthography provided by renowned linguist Louis Jacques-Dorais."
Call Number: Available in the NLP classroom
Publication Date: 2006

Legal Dictionaries in Print

Black's Law Dictionary by A. Bryan Garner (Editor-In-Chief) This comprehensive law dictionary contains more than 50,000 terms and includes definitions of more than 1,000 law-related abbreviations and acronyms. More than 7,500 terms new to this edition include bioweapon, gazump, hacker, mommy track, unperson and zero-tolerance law.
Call Number: Available in NLP classroom collection
Publication Date: 2014
Canadian Law Dictionary by Catherine Cotter; Stephen G. Coughlan; John A. Yogis Updated and expanded to reflect the most recent developments and revisions in Canadian national and provincial law, this book is a concise guide to legal citation in Canada. Legal terms are listed A-to-Z with concise definitions. Supplemented with information on relevant source materials, particularly in cases and statutes, this handy and easy-to-use reference source defines important legal terms, describes the Canadian court system, and presents The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in its entirety.
Call Number: Available in NLP classroom collection
Publication Date: 2013
Pocket Dictionary of Canadian Law, 5th Edition by Daphne A. Dukelow From the publisher: "This pocket-size legal dictionary provides quick reference to over 16,000 Canadian legal definitions. This new edition includes 2,959 new and revised legal terms that have entered the legal lexicon through case law, academic texts and statutes, as well as expanded coverage of aboriginal, administrative, commercial, environmental, family, insurance, intellectual property, medico-legal and securities law."
Call Number: Available in NLP classroom collection
Publication Date: 2011

Legal Dictionaries Online

From the publisher: Words & Phrases is an editorially created product that provides researchers with an alphabetical index of judicial interpretations of words and phrases drawn from over 100 years of Canadian court and tribunal decisions.

Requires personal password - contact the Librarian, Nunavut Law Program

Canadian Legal Words and Phrases (Lexis Advance Quicklaw)

From Lexis Advance Quicklaw: "This source contains legal words and phrases definitions that come from different reliable sources. Judicially defined words and phrases are from Canadian court decisions found in the All Canadian Judgments source and from all board and tribunal sources on Quicklaw from the year 2000 to 2005. In addition, over 9,000 caselaw definitions were added from the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth dating back to the 15th century. This source also contains over 13,000 legal maxims, Latin phrases and terms defined in Canadian federal and provincial statutes, rules and regulations."

Canadian Law Dictionary, 6th edition (via Lexis Advance Quicklaw)
From the publisher: The source is a concise guide to legal citation supplemented with information on relevant source materials, particularly in cases and statutes. It defines important legal terms, describes the Canadian court system and presents The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in its entirely. It is fully updated to keep pace with revisions in Canadian national and provincial law. Personal password required. Contact NLP Librarian.

Canadian Online Legal Dictionary
This is a publically accessible, collaborative legal dictionary maintained by Irwin Law editor(s)

Words and Phrases Judicially Considered

The Canadian Legal Research and Writing Guide (hosted by CanLII) provides a list of print and online words and phrases publications and legal dictionaries.

Words and Phrases via ProView eLooseleaf collection (Westlaw)

Proview
Online platform to access all Thomson Reuters looseleaf/updater service titles, including Native Law, Insurance Law in Canada, and Electronic Evidence in Canada, as well as any other titles the Library subscribes to in print/hardcopy.

Access your selected looseleaf --> then browse Table of Contents in left frame --> see "Words and Phrases" section.

License Information: There are no restrictions to the number of simultaneous users. Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and to walk-in users of the University of Saskatchewan Library for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. It is accessible in the library, on campus, and remotely. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and International Copyright law.

Legal Encyclopedias Online

Halsbury's Laws of Canada (Lexis Advance Quicklaw)
From the publisher: "offers an organized and authoritative reference, delivering the key elements of the law in each of more than 100 logically selected subject areas."

Personal password required. Contact Librarian, Nunavut Law Program for assistance.
Video: Halsbury's Laws of Canada

Canadian Encyclopedic Digest (WestlawNext Canada)
Often called the "C.E.D." From the publisher: "Over 225 subjects are listed alphabetically, with sub-topics to pinpoint the area of law you may be interested in. You can also link to Canadian and international cases and equivalent topics in the Canadian Abridgment Digest."

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Training videos and Handouts - C.E.D.