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legalese

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legalese /ˌliːgəˈliːz/ noun
legalese
/ˌliːgəˈliːz/
noun
Learner's definition of LEGALESE
[noncount] informal
: the language used by lawyers that is difficult for most people to understand : legal jargon法律行话;深奥的法律用语
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legalese

noun

le·​gal·​ese ˌlē-gə-ˈlēz How to pronounce legalese (audio) -ˈlēs How to pronounce legalese (audio)
: the specialized language of the legal profession
replaced legalese with plain talk Steve Weinberg

Example Sentences

I was confused by the legalese in the contract.
Recent Examples on the Web But rendering the legalese into his native tongue offered a unique challenge. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2022 As a former lawyer, Addison can cut through legalese while foregrounding textured descriptions and deftly employing character tropes. Leslie Pariseau, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2022 Bonner helped us get started by simplifying the legalese. Emerald Elitou, Essence, 8 June 2022 But several critics focus on the CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio, in part because it’s one of the clearest numbers in the morass of proxy-statement legalese. Maria Aspan, Fortune, 27 May 2022 He wasn’t swayed by the legalese that resulted in Bauer not facing charges, rightly understanding that a decision that a case cannot be proved beyond a reasonable doubt is not the same as an exoneration. Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2022 Along the way, Falaneh handled the contractors, permits and city legalese, while Ghouleh and Abousalem turned their attention toward brand-building, inventory and crafting the menu. Zareen Syed, chicagotribune.com, 5 Jan. 2022 Residents can see and read the entire zoning proposal, with maps, photos and diagrams (and no legalese, said Fenderbosch) on the city’s website. Linda Gandee, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2021 TurboTax’s current terms-of-use agreement, which still contains an arbitration clause, runs to over 15,000 words of dense legalese. Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 23 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of legalese was in 1911
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