law Latin

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law Latin (uncountable)

  1. The Latin language as used in law and legal documents, being a mixture of Latin with Old French and Latinized English words.
  2. (humorous, obsolete) Barbarous Latin.

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  • [Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811), “Law Latin”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. [], London: [] C. Chappell, [], →OCLC.