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West's Encyclopedia of American Law, 2nd Edition

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West's encyclopedia of American law / Jeffrey Lehman, editor, Shirelle Phelps, editor.— 2nd ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-7876-6367-0 (hardcover set : alk. paper)

1. Law—United States—Encyclopedias. 2. Law—United States—Popular works. I. Lehman, Jeffrey. II. Phelps, Shirelle.

KF154.W47 2004
349.73′03—dc22 2004004918

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