P Ramanatha Aiyar’s Concise Law Dictionary, since its first publication in 1940, has proved itself to be an indispensable aid for jurists, legal professionals, academicians, researchers, and students. This law dictionary provides the meaning and interpretation of legal terms, phrases, and Latin Maxims in a precise and unambiguous manner. This new edition is up to date and comprehensive in its coverage and scope; comprising important judicial pronouncements, so far as words and phrases defined by the Courts, the Latin Maxims occurring in its judgments, the words defined by the legal authorities along with the Regional Legal Terms cited in its judgments, are concerned. Statutory definitions from Central Acts, Ordinances and Codes as well as words defined in Rules and Regulations have also been appropriately incorporated.