What does the abbreviation S.W.2d stand for?

• A. South Western Reporter, 1st Series
• B. South Western Reporter, 2nd Series
• C. South Eastern Reporter, 2nd Series
• D. South Western Reporter, 3rd Series

Answer: (B)

In legal citations, the letters and numbers point you to the exact published source of a court’s opinion. S.W.2d stands for the South Western Reporter, Second Series. This is a regional reporter that publishes appellate decisions from western states, and the “2d” (Second Series) distinguishes it from earlier or later editions of the same reporter. You’ll often see citations like a volume number followed by S.W.2d and a page, which tells you where to find the opinion inside that second-series set. The other options mix up the region or the series: the South Eastern Reporter is a different publication, and there are other series like the First Series or Third Series (which would appear as S.W.1d or S.W.3d), not S.W.2d.