Legal Periodicals

/ˈliːɡəl pəˈrɪədɪkəlz/

Definitions

  1. (n. pl.) Publications issued regularly containing legal scholarship, case law, commentary, and analysis relevant to the legal profession and academia.
    Many law students rely on legal periodicals for the latest developments in constitutional law.

Forms

  • legal periodical

Commentary

Typically used in the plural as these encompass a range of serial publications; important for legal research and scholarship.

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