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legalese

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le·gal·ese  (lg-lz, -ls)
n.
The specialized vocabulary of the legal profession, especially when considered to be complex or abstruse.
legalese [ˌliːgəˈliːz]
n
(Law) the conventional language in which legal documents, etc., are written
legalese
language typical of lawyers, laws, legal forms, etc., characterized by archaic usage, prolixity, and extreme thoroughness.
See also: Language Style
language typical of lawyers, laws, legal forms, etc., characterized by archaic usage, prolixity, redundancy and extreme thoroughness.
See also: Law
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Noun1.legalese - a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law
expressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"
Translations
legalese [ˌliːgəˈliːz] N → jerga f legal
legalese
n (pej) → Juristensprache f → or -jargon m, → Juristendeutsch nt
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