The most-cited legal dictionary in the world, Black's Law Dictionary 10th Abridged contains more than 50,000 terms in an easy-to-use softbound format. Prepared by legal lexicographer Bryan A. Garner, the Abridged is a trusted authority for legal research. More than 7,500 new terms are found in the 10th Abridged, from "affluenza" to "zero-tolerance law." The Abridged includes what matters most – the terms and their definitions – without the additional reference material found in the Standard 10th Edition, offering the user unparalleled value.