legalese
le·gal·ese
Technical jargon common in the legal professionTechnical jargon common in the legal profession; the argot of lawyers.
UK/ˌliː.ɡəˈliːz/US/ˌli.ɡəˈliz/
» This article is full of legalese.
Meaning
2 senses(derogatory, informal, uncountable)Technical jargon common in the legal profession; the argot of lawyers.
Juristenjargon, Juristensprache
(derogatory, informal, uncountable)Wordy, ostentatious talk or writing that resembles legal writing, especially when confusing to laypeople; bureaucratese; officialese.
More definitions
- a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law
Examples
5 sentencesThis article is full of legalese.
I can't understand any of this legalese.
I don't speak legalese.
I can't understand legalese.
I don't understand legalese.
ruЯ не понимаю юридический сленг.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
technical talk of the legal profession:
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable