Meaning of legalese | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Technical jargon common in the legal profession; the argot of lawyers.
   derogatory, informal, uncountable
2. Wordy, ostentatious talk or writing that resembles legal writing, especially when confusing to laypeople; bureaucratese; officialese.
   derogatory, informal, uncountable

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Examples

“It is also his considered opinion that a condition precedent to any legislative action is that those best qualified to pronounce on the merits of a popular demand⟳ examine⟳ it in all its aspects. That is good Menzian legalese, as pompous as parody permits.”

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