New Insights into the Semantics of Legal Concepts and the Legal Dictionary by Martina Baj?i? (2017), John Benjamins Publishing Company xi + 222pp

Authors

  • Mairtin Mac Aodha University of Strasbourg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ijsll.34752

Keywords:

semantics, legal concepts, legal dictionary

Abstract

New Insights into the Semantics of Legal Concepts and the Legal Dictionary by Martina Baj?i? (2017), John Benjamins Publishing Company xi + 222pp

Author Biography

  • Mairtin Mac Aodha, University of Strasbourg
    University of Strasbourg

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2017-12-20

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How to Cite

Mac Aodha, M. (2017). New Insights into the Semantics of Legal Concepts and the Legal Dictionary by Martina Baj?i? (2017), John Benjamins Publishing Company xi + 222pp. International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law, 24(2), 249-255. https://doi.org/10.1558/ijsll.34752