AS A SUBSTANTIVE LAW IDEA BOOK, THIS ALPHABETIZED DICTIONARY-ENCYCLOPEDIA SUPPLIES DEFINITIONS OF LEGAL CONCEPTS AND CITES THE NEW FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURES AND COURT INTERPRETATIONS OF MODERN SUBSTANTIVE LAW CONCEPTS. CITATIONS RANGE FROM THE EARLY UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT 1878 DECISION ON POLYGAMY TO THE 1976 NEW JERSEY CASE OF KAREN QUINLAN AND EUTHANASIA, SEX DISCRIMINATION, PERSONAL SOLICITATION OF BUSINESS BY LAWYERS, AND THE MIRANDA RULE. PROCEDURAL LAW IS DETAILED TO ASSIST IN DETERMINING WHAT STEPS TO TAKE OR WHAT FORM TO USE IN LITIGATION. THIS DICTIONARY IS ALSO A DRAFTING IDEA TOOL, SHOWING HOW FORMS OF LEGAL IDEAS VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. LEAD CASES, RULES OF COURT, AND STATUTES ARE EXPLICITLY DEFINED TO AID IN LAW RESEARCH. ETHICS ARE EXPLORED IN SUCH CITATIONS AS THE CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY. GUIDELINES ARE SUPPLIED TO HELP DELINEATE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE LAWYER AND THE PARALEGAL AND TO GIVE THE PARALEGAL PRACTICAL HINTS IN DELIVERING LEGAL SERVICES. A BRIEF USER'S GUIDE INTRODUCES THE LISTING. APPENDIXES PROVIDE RECOMMENDED READINGS AND REFERENCES (INCLUDING THE AUTHOR, TITLE, AND PUBLISHER), SOURCES AND MATERIALS (WITH ADDRESSES, TIPS ON FREE BOOKS), AND AN INDEX TO PARALEGAL FUNCTIONS AND GUIDELINES WITHIN THE DICTIONARY-ENCYCLOPEDIA. (MHP)