legalese
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See also: legal-ese
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: le‧gal‧ese
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈliː.ɡə.liːz/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈli.ɡə.liz/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈliː.ɡə.liːz/, [ˈlɪi.ɡə.lɪiz]
Noun
[edit]legalese (uncountable)
- (informal, derogatory) Technical jargon common in the legal profession, the argot of lawyers.
- (informal, derogatory) Wordy, ostentatious talk or writing that resembles legal writing, especially when confusing to laypeople; bureaucratese; officialese.
Translations
[edit]technical talk of the legal profession
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wording that resembles how lawyers write — see also bureaucratese
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