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Definition of Legalese
1. Noun. A style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law.
Definition of Legalese
1. Noun. The technical talk of the legal profession, the argot of lawyers. ¹
2. Noun. Wording that resembles how a lawyer writes, especially such that is confusing to the layperson. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Legalese
1. the specialized language of lawyers [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Legalese
Literary usage of Legalese
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Plain English Handbook: How to Create Clear Sec Disclosure Documents edited by Nancy M. Smith (2001)
"Replace jargon and legalese with short, common words Ruthlessly eliminate jargon
and legalese. Instead, use short, common words to get your points across. ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Except for the reference to legalese, which is off base, essentially the same
information is to be found in a dozen handbooks. It deserves examination. ..."
3. Representations of Violence: Art about the Sierra Leone Civil War by Patrick K. Muana, Chris Corcoran, Russell D. Feingold (2005)
"legalese The legal language of state actors and international conventions which
... In the most striking and tragic example of a pick and choose legalese ..."
4. Financial Investigations: A Financial Approach to Detecting and Resolving Crimesby Don Vogel by Don Vogel (1999)
"The successful financial investigator is one who can sort out the elements of a
crime from the legalese of a statute so that he or she is in a position to ..."
5. Federal Antitrust Policy in the Health Care Marketplace: Hearing Before the edited by Orrin G. Hatch (1997)
"State and Justice departments, the hospitals' — through backstage political
connections — ¡have arranged for nine lines of legalese which, while 'never ..."
6. A Plain English Handbook: How to Create Clear Sec Disclosure Documents edited by Nancy M. Smith (2001)
"Replace jargon and legalese with short, common words Ruthlessly eliminate jargon
and legalese. Instead, use short, common words to get your points across. ..."
7. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Except for the reference to legalese, which is off base, essentially the same
information is to be found in a dozen handbooks. It deserves examination. ..."
8. Representations of Violence: Art about the Sierra Leone Civil War by Patrick K. Muana, Chris Corcoran, Russell D. Feingold (2005)
"legalese The legal language of state actors and international conventions which
... In the most striking and tragic example of a pick and choose legalese ..."
9. Financial Investigations: A Financial Approach to Detecting and Resolving Crimesby Don Vogel by Don Vogel (1999)
"The successful financial investigator is one who can sort out the elements of a
crime from the legalese of a statute so that he or she is in a position to ..."
10. Federal Antitrust Policy in the Health Care Marketplace: Hearing Before the edited by Orrin G. Hatch (1997)
"State and Justice departments, the hospitals' — through backstage political
connections — ¡have arranged for nine lines of legalese which, while 'never ..."
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