A guide for students seeking to decipher legal and general abbreviations and acronyms. This resource, while not comprehensive, provides a listing of the more important, current and relevant materials available in this subject area.
"Definitions of a wide variety of acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations and similar contractions enable you to quickly and easily translate terms into their full names or meanings."
"This dictionary deciphers more than 210,000 English and non-English acronyms used internationally and in specific countries. Also available in a 'reverse' edition, allowing users to look up the full name or definition and locate the abbreviated form."
This book contains appendices focusing on abbreviations for use in citations. These appendices address peer-reviewed local court citation conventions and title abbreviations for periodicals frequently cited in legal writings.
Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary
International Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary
ALWD Guide to Legal Citation