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This book provides a state-of-the-art account of past and current research in the interface between linguistics and law. It outlines the range of legal areas in

Among the most prominent scholars of language and law is Peter Tiersma, a law professor at Loyola Law School with a doctorate in linguistics (co-editor of The O

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