Black's Law Dictionary

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Appendix A: Table of legal abbreviations, Appendix B: Legal Maxims, Appendix C:The Declaration of Independence, Appendix D: The Constitution of the United States, Appendix E: Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Appendix G: Federal Circuits map, Appendi

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