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legalese::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | expressive style, style |
Examples of legalese
legalese
She's perfectly nice, and knows a lot about lawyers and law things and legalese.
From the entertainment.time.com
Yes, it could mean what Jake thinks it means, but it also might just be legalese.
From the scienceblogs.com
It's a common misconception here on wikipedia due to the use of italian legalese.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Most people skip licence agreements and other legalese when they install programs.
From the badlanguage.net
Draft it in plain English, then give it to a solicitor to translate into legalese.
From the guardian.co.uk
But often, as with legalese, the convoluted phrase is there to cover every option.
From the badlanguage.net
Terms of service are long, boring documents filled with impenetrable legalese.
From the cnn.com
Any outcome will of course be versed in the dry language of international legalese.
From the cnn.com
Meaning is obscured by jargon, waffle, hype, verbiage, legalese and conventionality.
From the badlanguage.net
- A style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law
- Legal writing is a type of technical writing used by lawyers, judges, legislators and others in law to express legal analysis and legal rights and duties.
- The technical talk of the legal profession, the argot of lawyers; Wording that resembles how a lawyer writes, especially such that is confusing to the layperson
- The specialized language spoken, written and understood among those who work in the legal profession, such as judges, government-office legal personnel and attorneys.
- Slang; technical jargon used by attorneys that is often beyond the comprehension of the nonlawyer.
- Slang for the sometimes arcane, convoluted, and specialized jargon of lawyers and legal scholars.
- Unnecessarily obscure or pompous language used by lawyers to enhance their importance/mystery/fees.
