N.W.2d

Law & Legal abbreviation · Legal Citation

N.W.2d
Stands forNorth Western Reporter, Second Series
CategoriesLaw & Legal

N.W.2d stands for North Western Reporter, Second Series, a legal citation abbreviation.

Upper Midwest appellate decisions from Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin appear in this series, begun in 1941 after the first series reached volume 300. It holds most modern case law from those states.

Example: Hoffman v. Red Owl Stores, Inc., 133 N.W.2d 267 (Wis. 1965), is the classic promissory estoppel case.

Usage notes

The North Western Reporter, launched in 1879, was the first regional unit of West's National Reporter System. Write "N.W.2d" with no spaces. North Dakota and Wisconsin also assign public-domain citations, such as "2015 ND 12" and "2015 WI 3", which appear alongside the reporter citation.

More legal citation abbreviations

  • L.J. – Law Journal
  • LEXIS – Lexis citation
  • M.J. – Military Justice Reporter
  • mem. – Memorandum decision
  • n. – Note
  • N.E.3d – North Eastern Reporter, Third Series
  • N.Y.3d – New York Reports, Third Series
  • N.Y.S.3d – New York Supplement, Third Series
  • P.2d – Pacific Reporter, Second Series
  • P.3d – Pacific Reporter, Third Series
  • Pub. L. – Public Law
  • reh'g – Rehearing

See all 87 legal citation abbreviations →

Edited by the AbbreviationList.com team. Spotted an error or a missing meaning? Contact us.

This entry is for general education and is not legal advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.