Are you interested in attending law school and have attained a four year undergraduate degree but you still remain confused about the complex legal terminology law students and professionals use? Are you in the midst of a legal case and are entirely unfamiliar with the law terms that are thrown at you, and no one is willing to give you answers whenever you ask questions about it? Are you a new lawyer who is constantly confusing certain legal terms and hope to nail down the differences before it gets you into trouble in court or with a client? Help is here, so do not sweat it.
Where is this help on law terminology, you ask? Well, various resources are online that pledge to help law students, new lawyers and people who are not lawyers to decipher the complex legal terminology used by practicing professionals. Some resources are operated by the federal government and various state governments. Some resources come from nonprofits that aim to simplify the legal terminology and lingo used to ease court cases. Other resources come directly from legal professionals themselves who either are professors or who publish blogs and release articles on these subjects.
In all cases, normally a glossary of legal terminology is available through a website, where there exist listings of the various law and legal terminologies used by law professionals. These categories and terms normally are listed in alphabetical order, but they too could be listed according to specific area of law. Some legal terminology covers only certain segments of the overall field of law, while other terms run consistently throughout all areas of the law. Because this exists, most sites will post alphabetical listings of terms.
Additionally, these sites normally will break legal terminology down into searchable content. This basically means there will be a search box where you can quickly plug in a law term that confuses you and get the answer instantly. The definition will be right there, as will the term’s synonyms and antonyms if applicable.
Exploring these three types of legal terminology websites is helpful for various reasons. One, with some practice on all sites you normally will find one that you prefer, either because it is easier to search or because it looks nicer. Two, you give yourself more chances to get the right answer each and every time by having a handful of sites you go to when you cannot understand a legal term.
