# Black’s Law Dictionary 10th Ed

> Reference

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## Overview

- **ID:** `id985199462`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Thomson Reuters
- **Category:** Reference
- **Rating:** 2.80 / 5 (23 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.7.0
- **Last updated:** 2020-04-15
- **First published:** 2015-04-30
- **Size:** 121 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blacks-law-dictionary-10th-ed/id985199462)
- **Website:** [http://www.blackslawdictionary.com](http://www.blackslawdictionary.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/privacy-statement.html](https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/privacy-statement.html)

## Description

For more than a century, Black’s Law Dictionary® has been the gold standard for the language of law. Today, it’s the most widely cited law book in the world. By Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner, the 10th Edition is the most comprehensive law dictionary ever published. It contains more than 50,000 terms, including more than 16,000 new definitions. 

Features
•	More than 50,000 terms, including 7,500 more terms than the 9th Edition
•	More than twice as many sources quoted and cited than the 9th Edition
•	Earliest usage dates in English-language contexts provided for nearly all terms – the only legal dictionary with this feature
•	More than 1,000 definitions of law-related abbreviations and acronyms
•	Trusted authority – every term has been reviewed for accuracy by nearly 300 attorneys from across the country
•	Pronunciation guidance, including audio pronunciations for over 7,000 terms
•	Thoroughly reviewed and edited Latin maxims, with 900 new maxims added

New in the 10th Edition
•	“Did You Mean” search functionality
	o	spell checker functionality provides alternative suggestions for misspelled search terms
•	Define in Black’s
	o	define words within definition text by selecting a word and tapping Define in Black’s
•	Enhanced linking
	o	link to subentries and cross-references from a search result, within a definition, and between definitions
	o	link to Westlaw® content via the WestlawNext® iPad® app
•	Word of the Day
	o	audio pronunciation available on all Word of the Day entries
	o	link to full definition from Word of the Day tab
	o	history slider on Word of the Day tab provides quick navigation to previous Word of the Day entries
•	History
	o	track viewed definitions and sort by date or alphabetical order 
•	Intuitive structure, formatted for easy reading and navigation

## Rankings

- #288,551 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, reviewers find Black's Law Dictionary 10th Ed app valuable for its portability, reliability, and usefulness for law students and practitioners. It’s praised as an industry-standard reference with handy pronunciation and quick lookup features. However, many express concerns about the high price, incomplete content, and missing page numbers which hinders proper legal citations. Additional critiques include lack of essential citation tools, limited updates for modern devices, and a frustrating upgrade/purchase path after edition changes. Despite the drawbacks, the app remains a favored digital alternative to the print dictionary when citation workflow is not heavily required.

### Pros

- Convenience and portability: eliminates the need to carry a heavy physical dictionary.
- Industry-standard, reliable legal definitions trusted by students and practitioners.
- Useful for quick lookups of terms, Latin phrases, and abbreviations, and for drafting briefs.
- Easy to use with a pronunciation guide and generally user-friendly interface.
- Price can be attractive relative to the hardcover edition (significant cost savings).

### Cons

- Missing page numbers for definitions, making proper legal citations difficult or impossible.
- High price / perceived poor value for the features and content provided.
- Content gaps and inconsistent coverage (missing definitions for some terms and limited examples).
- Inadequate updates and device compatibility (e.g., lack of iPhone X/iPad Pro support) and related UI issues like limited split-screen support.
- Frustrating upgrade path: edition changes can require repurchasing the app rather than an affordable upgrade.

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