- Category: Reference
- First released: April 30, 2015
- Versions: 1 archived
- Availability: Still on the App Store ↗
- Seller: Thomson Reuters
- com.thomsonreuters.legal.Blacks10th
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 9.0 or later.
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Report an issueFor more than a century, Black’s Law Dictionary® has been the gold standard for the language of law. Today, it’s the most widely cited law book in the world. By Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner, the 10th Edition is the most comprehensive law dictionary ever published. It contains more than 50,000 terms, including more than 16,000 new definitions.
Features • More than 50,000 terms, including 7,500 more terms than the 9th Edition • More than twice as many sources quoted and cited than the 9th Edition • Earliest usage dates in English-language contexts provided for nearly all terms – the only legal dictionary with this feature • More than 1,000 definitions of law-related abbreviations and acronyms • Trusted authority – every term has been reviewed for accuracy by nearly 300 attorneys from across the country • Pronunciation guidance, including audio pronunciations for over 7,000 terms • Thoroughly reviewed and edited Latin maxims, with 900 new maxims added
New in the 10th Edition • “Did You Mean” search functionality o spell checker functionality provides alternative suggestions for misspelled search terms • Define in Black’s o define words within definition text by selecting a word and tapping Define in Black’s • Enhanced linking o link to subentries and cross-references from a search result, within a definition, and between definitions o link to Westlaw® content via the WestlawNext® iPad® app • Word of the Day o audio pronunciation available on all Word of the Day entries o link to full definition from Word of the Day tab o history slider on Word of the Day tab provides quick navigation to previous Word of the Day entries • History o track viewed definitions and sort by date or alphabetical order • Intuitive structure, formatted for easy reading and navigation
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Archived Reviews
8 of 18This app is a massive missed opportunity. A mobile version of Black's could be indispensable for lawyers and students and easily justify the asking price. This app has not been updated to meet basic expectations (like iPhone X support), and more importantly it lacks vital functionality like generating BB citations or even just giving citable page numbers. As a student, $60 is a significant amount to spend on an app. I wouldn't regret it if the app met such modest expectations, but it does not.
You charge over $50 for this app. It is nothing more than a digital version of the dictionary. You get this price because law students pay exorbitant prices for every other book that they buy anyways. Update it for the iPhone X, so that I can ACTUALLY SEE what I paid for.
The content is great and I feel the app is well designed. But much of the screen on the top and bottom is just black and therefore is not used for content. Were this fixed, the reading experience would be far superior.
I actually had a good laugh over this. You have a legal definition for “Man” but you don’t have one for “Woman.” So basically for all the information you have your basically saying the professional by the book lawyer does not know what a woman is. Yet you have womens bureau and womens suffrage etc. So many things for this one type of person you can’t define. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW STUPID THAT LOOKS? Sorry but for all your helpful information, you’re getting one star for that loophole. If you have any pride at all, get that fixed.
This dictionary is overpriced. I suggest trying the free “Legal” dictionary first and if it does not meet your needs then download Black’s. I’ve been comparing definitions between the two and I am finding that the free dictionary provides similar and often more helpful definitions. Unlike the free app, Black’s is not always great at providing examples.
I really need to cite the page numbers. I actually use the app in practice. The 9th edition app had page numbers, where are they here?
Great app because it keeps me from lugging around a huge dictionary however the app does not support the split screen functionality of iOS 11 which is a huge let down and inter-fears with some of my study habits 😒 Please fix this issue as soon as possible. I would love to give this app a 5 star rating.
Easy to use, a great upgrade over the 9th edition app.
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