legalese

Definition of "legalese"
  1. A specialist language used by lawyers, often complicated and difficult for non-lawyers to understand
How to use "legalese" in a sentence
  1. The contract was full of legalese, making it hard for regular people to comprehend.
  2. Despite taking a law course, she still struggled to understand the legalese in court documents.
  3. He hired a lawyer to decipher the legalese in the settlement agreement.

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