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I ask the vice president to stop dodging the issue with legalese, and acknowledge his continued ties with Halliburton to the American people.
Frank Lautenberg

Meaning of "legalese" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEGALESE

legalese  [ˌliːɡəˈliːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEGALESE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Legalese is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEGALESE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

legalese

Legal writing

Legal writing is a type of technical writing used by lawyers, judges, legislators, and others in law to express legal analysis and legal rights and duties. Legal writing in practice is used to advocate for or to express the resolution of a client's legal matter.

Definition of legalese in the English dictionary

The definition of legalese in the dictionary is the conventional language in which legal documents, etc, are written.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEGALESE


Belize
bəˈliːz
commercialese
kəˌmɜːʃəˈliːz
Congolese
ˌkɒŋɡəˈliːz
criminalese
ˌkrɪmɪnəˈliːz
federalese
ˌfɛdərəˈliːz
fleurs-de-lis
ˌflɜːdəˈliːz
journalese
ˌdʒɜːnəˈliːz
Nepalese
ˌnɛpəˈliːz
novelese
ˌnɒvəˈliːz
officialese
əˌfɪʃəˈliːz
puh-leeze
ˌpəˈliːz
Senegalese
ˌsɛnɪɡəˈliːz
Singhalese
ˌsɪŋəˈliːz
Sinhalese
ˌsɪnhəˈliːz
Tirolese
ˌtɪrəˈliːz
Togolese
ˌtəʊɡəˈliːz
Tyrolese
ˌtɪrəˈliːz
valise
vəˈliːz
vocalese
ˌvəʊkəˈliːz
vocalise
ˌvəʊkəˈliːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEGALESE

legal positivism
legal proceedings
legal process
legal profession
legal redress
legal representation
legal separation
legal successor
legal system
legal tender
legalise
legaliser
legalism
legalist
legalistic
legalistically
legalities
legality
legalization
legalize

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEGALESE

Auslese
Burmese
cheese
Chinese
forlese
Guyanese
imprese
Japanese
Lebanese
Maltese
mentalese
mese
obese
Portuguese
Sudanese
Surinamese
Taiwanese
these
Varese
Vietnamese

Synonyms and antonyms of legalese in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «legalese» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEGALESE

Find out the translation of legalese to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of legalese from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «legalese» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

法律术语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

legalese
570 millions of speakers

English

legalese
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कानूनी बारीकियों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكلام القانوني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

юридическим языком
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

juridiquês
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

legalese
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jargon juridique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Undang-undang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Juristensprache
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

法律用語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

법률 용어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Legalese
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

legalese
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சட்டரீதியான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कायदेपंडित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hukuk dili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

legalese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

UWAGI PRAWNE
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

юридичною мовою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

legalese
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

legalese
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

regstaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

legalese
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

legalese
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of legalese

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGALESE»

The term «legalese» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.285 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGALESE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about legalese

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QUOTES WITH «LEGALESE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word legalese.
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Frank Lautenberg
I ask the vice president to stop dodging the issue with legalese, and acknowledge his continued ties with Halliburton to the American people.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEGALESE»

Discover the use of legalese in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to legalese and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lifting the fog of legalese: essays on plain language
"Professor Joseph Kimble, a leading expert on plain language, has collected in this one book many of his published essays.
Joseph Kimble, 2005
2
Legalese: the words lawyers use and what they mean
Helps readers understand legal jargon encountered in such situations as signing a lease, writing a will, filing a suit, buying a house, and filing for divorce
Miriam Kurtzig Freedman, 1990
3
Kissing Legalese Goodbye: Legal Practitioner's Abecedarian ...
Contains two titles in one volume -- each designed to aidthe lawyer in speaking and writing.
Kenneth Bresler, 2001
4
The Party of the First Part: The Curious World of Legalese
For better or for worse, the instruction manual for today's world is written by lawyers. Everyone needs to understand this manual--but lawyers persist in writing it in language no one can possibly decipher.
Adam Freedman, 2008
5
Legalese with Ease: Legal Terms for Human Resources ...
Legalese with Ease will deftnitely become the standard Human Resources reference for every H.R Professional keen on making sure that they have all the knowledge they need at their fingertips. Darlene Brushett Managing Director of Human ...
Malcolm MacKillop, Adrian Miedema, 2003
6
Legalese to English: Civil Procedure:
your professor is covering Pennoyer through Shoe, then you'd mark off pages 10 through 15 in this book. 5. Readthe Legalese toEnglish explanation of cases and concepts before reading your casebook. You'd learn the ropes of Pennoyer by ...
Elura Nanos, Michele Sileo, 2011
7
Legalese to English: Torts:
Elura Nanos, Michele Sileo. explanation of cases and concepts before reading your casebook. You'd learn the ropes of the Dillon Test by reading our discussion .Then, whenyou feel comfortable with yourunderstanding, you'd read your ...
Elura Nanos, Michele Sileo, 2012
8
Language in the Judicial Process
For one thing, although it is assumed that all "legalese" is incomprehensible, there is no real data, aside from anecdotes, to support this assumption or to elucidate the exact nature of the problem. There is no empirical evidence of the extent to ...
Judith N. Levi, Anne Graffam Walker, 1990
9
Landfall Legalese: The Caribbean
A summary of the legal requirements, procedures and protocols required upon entering and leaving popular cruising areas in the Caribbean.
Captain Alan Spears, 2010
10
Landfall Legalese: The Pacific
An invaluable assemblage of forms, procedures, protocols and requirements for entering and leaving the most popular cruising ports in the Pacific. Covers Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Down Under, Mexico, Panama and the Galapagos.
‎1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEGALESE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term legalese is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Help! My lawyer went on holidays and now I'm in trouble …
Now he's written it (in rather off-putting legalese language), I am wondering whether to go back to them, requiring them to scan and sign it to ... «SmartCompany.com.au, Jul 15»
2
Software police coming soon to an office near you - The Tennessean
Admit it. You never read those license agreements when you buy software. You know you should. But they're what, 70 pages of legalese? «The Tennessean, Jul 15»
3
Netter works hidden side of music industry | Neighbors | salina.com
“I talked to each of the artists to get them on board and wrote up a new contract — a simple, one-page contract without all the legalese,” Netter ... «Salina Journal, Jul 15»
4
The dead-on-arrival crowd: Why they hated the Iran deal before they …
... from those with little understanding of history) long before they could possibly have browsed its 109 pages of legalese and technical annexes ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Va. Beach woman throws her hat in the presidential ring …
One downside to aiming so high: Ott received a lengthy email that was chock full of almost indecipherable legalese. It appeared to be official, ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»
6
Susan Miles Gulbransen: T.C. Boyle, Meg Gardiner, Gayle Lynds …
“The intellectual rigor prepared me for a lot of things, but I learned not to write in legalese,” she said. “I learned how to tell a story and take a ... «Noozhawk, Jul 15»
7
No one wants to protect your privacy - The Next Web
We used to assume Terms & Conditions had our backs, that the legalese we have little choice but to click on would work in our interests, as well ... «The Next Web, Jul 15»
8
Commentary: Cosby sealed fate by becoming moralist - July 19, 2015
Beyond the legalese, that was the true predicate on which Judge Eduardo C. Robreno based his decision to unseal documents related to a civil ... «Indiana Gazette, Jul 15»
9
SUNDAY TIMES - Feisty Small Guy scores victory over the Big Mac
... you should visit the rulings section of the Advertising Standards Authority, for two reasons: its liberal use of tortuous legalese; and to see that ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
10
How Planned Parenthood's Legalese Defense Falls Short of Morality
In the midst of your legalese flurry, you've overlooked the bigger picture. Putting laws aside, should we as a society be doing this? It is barbaric. «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Legalese [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/legalese>. May 2024 ».
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