legalese
Noun
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Noun
legalese (uncountable)
- (informal, pejorative) Technical jargon common in the legal profession, the argot of lawyers.
- (informal, pejorative) Wordy, ostentatious talk or writing that resembles legal writing, especially when confusing to laypeople; bureaucratese; officialese.
- French: jargon juridique
- German: Juristenjargon, Juristensprache, Juristendeutsch
- Portuguese: juridiquês
- German: Papierdeutsch, Behördensprache, Amtsdeutsch
- Portuguese: legalês
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