![]() And there is a great portion which, though useful to an English lawyer, is almost useless to the American student. Besides, most of the matter in the English law dictionaries will be found to have been written while the feudal law was in its full vigor, and not fitted to the present times, nor calculated for present use, even in England. ![]() They were written for another country, possessing laws different from our own, and it became a question how far they were or were not applicable here. It is true such works contain a great mass of information, but from the manner in which they have been compiled, they sometimes embarrassed him more than if he had not consulted them. He applied to law dictionaries and digests within his reach, in the hope of being directed to the source whence they derived their learning, but be was too often disappointed they seldom pointed out the authorities where the object of his inquiry might be found. To find among the reports and the various treatises on the law the object of his inquiry, was a difficult task he was in a labyrinth without a guide: and much of the time which was spent in finding his way out, might, with the friendly assistance of one who was acquainted with the construction of the edifice, have been saved, and more profitably employed. His endeavours to get forward in his profession were constantly obstructed, and his efforts for a long time frustrated, for want of that knowledge which his elder brethren of the bar seemed to possess. To the difficulties which the author experienced on his admission to the bar, the present publication is to be attributed. That it may still continue to receive the approbation of the Bench and Bar of the United States, is the sincere desire of the widow and daughter of its author. The various changes in the constitutions of the states made since the last edition, have been noticed, so far as was compatible with this work and every effort made to render it as perfect as a work of the kind would permit, in order that it might still sustain the reputation given to it by a Dublin barrister, "of being a work of a most elaborate character, as compared with English works of a similar nature, and one which should be in every library." The book has been carefully examined, a great portion of it by two members of the bar, in order that it mught be purged, as far as possible, from all errors of every description. Under one head, that of Maxims, nearly thriteen hundred new articles have been added. In preparing this edition, not only has the matter left by its author been made use of, but additional matter has been added, so that the present will contain nearly one-third more than the last edition. After the completion of his Institutes, in September last, laboring to severely, he fell a victim to his zeal, and died on the 18th of November, 1851, at the age of sixty-four. Always endeavoring to render his Dictionary as perfect as possible, he was constantly revising it and whenever he met with an article which he had omitted, he immediately prepared it for a new edition. Since the publication of the last edition of this work, its author, sincerely devvoted to the advancement of his profession, has given to the world his Institutes of American Law, in 4 vols. To render the work as useful as possible, he has added a very copius index to the whole, which, at the same time that it will assist the inquirer, will exhibit the great number of subjects treated in these volumes.Īs Kelham's Law Dictionary has been published in this city, and can be had by those who desire to possess it, that work has not been added as an appendix to this edition. He has remoulded very many of the articles contained in the former editions, and added upwards of twelve hundred new ones. GREAT REGARD ENTERTAINED FOR HIS TALENTS, LEARNING, AND CHARACTER,Įncouraged by the success of this work, the author has endeavored to render this edition as perfect as it was possible for him to make it. THIS WORK is WITH HIS PERMISSION MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED One of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States Trustees, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Eastern Hundred and fifty-two, BY ELIZA BOUVIER and ROBERT E. Hundred and forty-eight, BY JOHN BOUVIER, In the Clerk's Office of the Hundred and forty-three, BY JOHN BOUVIER, In the Clerk's Office of the Hundred and thirty-nine, BY JOHN BOUVIER, In the Clerk's Office of theĭistrict Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. ![]() SIXTH EDITION, REVISED, IMPROVED, AND GREATLY ENLARGED.Įntered according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight ![]() Je sais que chaque science et chaque art a ses termes With References to the Civil and Other Systems of Foreign Law Bouvier's 1856 Law Dictionary Title Page - The Lawful Path The Lawful Path
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