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Source: The People's Law Dictionary, 2002
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Findlaw Legal Dictionary
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, 1986

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Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, 2001

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Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary Unabridged

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"The world's greatest encyclodictionalmanacapedia"

Anderson's Dictionary of Law (1893)
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Revised Sixth Edition

Compendium of International Law Terms and Phrases
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Congressional Glossary
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