L&J's Jurist's Crossword: The Foundations - Crossword Puzzles for Lawyers
| Author : | Adv. Navod Prasannan |
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| Jurist's Crossword: The Foundations - Crossword Puzzles for Lawyers by Adv. Navod Prasannan, published by Law & Justice Publishing Co., is a 390-page collection of crossword puzzles built entirely from legal vocabulary - legal terms of art, Latin maxims and phrases such as res judicata, audi alteram partem, ratio decidendi and ultra vires, constitutional concepts and the writs, criminal law terminology, the vocabulary of contract, property and commercial law, procedure and evidence, and the courts, offices and institutions of the legal system. Because a grid cannot be completed without recalling the exact term, the puzzles train active recall rather than passive recognition, making this a study companion for law students and entrance and judicial service candidates, a way for young advocates to keep their terminology sharp, and a well-judged gift for a new law student or a newly enrolled advocate. 390 pages, paperback, English, ISBN 9788169453387. |
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Jurist's Crossword: The Foundations — Crossword Puzzles for Lawyers by Adv. Navod Prasannan, published by Law & Justice Publishing Co., is a book of crossword puzzles built entirely out of legal vocabulary. Its cover carries the idea in a line: "Bonafide use of time — every word is one step towards a better lawyer in you." 390 pages, paperback, English.
Law is a profession of words. The difference between bailment and pledge, between ratio and obiter, between indemnity and guarantee, is the difference between an argument that lands and one that does not — and the vocabulary is learned, for most law students, by reading the same definitions until they stick. This book proposes a different method. Each clue asks for a legal term, and the grid will not close unless the right word is recalled in the right form. Recall under a small constraint is a far better test of whether a term has been learned than recognising it on a page.
At 390 pages this is a substantial collection, not a novelty. The Foundations indicates the level: the terminology, maxims and concepts that form the base of legal study — the material a student meets in the first years and a practitioner uses every day.
Key Features
- Crossword puzzles built entirely from legal vocabulary, terms, maxims and concepts
- 390 pages of puzzles — a substantial, sustained collection
- "The Foundations" level — the core terminology of legal study and practice
- Trains active recall of legal terms, not passive recognition
- A productive way to use short gaps of time — between classes, between hearings, while travelling
- Works equally as self-study, as a classroom or law-society activity, and as a gift for a law student or young lawyer
- Published by Law & Justice Publishing Co. · Paperback · English · ISBN 9788169453387
What the Puzzles Draw On
Legal Terminology. The working vocabulary of the law — the terms of art that recur across every branch of practice and whose precise meanings separate a careful pleading from a loose one.
Latin Maxims and Legal Phrases. Res judicata, audi alteram partem, ratio decidendi, obiter dicta, ultra vires, mens rea and the rest of the Latin and law-French vocabulary that the Indian courts still use daily.
Constitutional Concepts. The institutions, doctrines and language of constitutional law — the writs, the fundamental rights and the structures of the Indian State.
Criminal Law. The terminology of offences, defences, investigation, trial and sentencing.
Contract, Property and Commercial Law. The vocabulary of agreements, consideration, breach and remedies; of transfer, title and interests in property; and of companies, negotiable instruments and commercial dealing.
Procedure and Evidence. The language of pleadings, jurisdiction, limitation, appeals and execution, and the terms of the law of evidence.
Courts, Officers and Institutions. The names, offices and bodies that make up the legal system, and the vocabulary of the profession itself.
Who Should Buy This Book?
- LL.B., B.A. LL.B. and B.B.A. LL.B. students building their legal vocabulary from the first year
- Candidates for CLAT, LL.B. and LL.M. entrance examinations, judicial service examinations and the AIBE
- Young advocates and law-firm associates who want to keep their terminology sharp
- Law teachers looking for a classroom, tutorial or law-society activity
- Moot court and debating societies
- Anyone looking for a gift for a law student, a new advocate or a colleague
- Crossword enthusiasts with an interest in law
- Law college and university libraries and common rooms
Why Choose This Book?
Legal vocabulary is usually learned by repetition, and repetition is the part of legal study students abandon first. A crossword reverses the incentive: the puzzle has to be finished, and finishing it requires the term. Learning happens as a by-product of wanting to solve the grid, which is a far more durable arrangement than resolving to revise.
The second reason is scale. A 390-page collection is enough to work through over a whole academic year rather than an afternoon, which is what makes it useful as a study companion rather than a diversion.
The third is that there is very little like it in Indian legal publishing. Between a dictionary, which is consulted, and a textbook, which is read, this book occupies a space that is rarely filled — and it makes an unusually well-judged gift for someone who has just started law school or just been enrolled.
