Definition of legalese

legalese

noun - uncountable

pejorative term for the formal language used in legal speech and legal documents.

Citation from "Forget high tech, jurors and judge stick to notes", AP, Don Babwin, Aug 15 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
- See more words with the same meaning: corporate-speak (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: the law (related to).
Last edited on Sep 05 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 05 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'corporate-speak (list of)':
action item	Definitions include: an item on a "to do" list.
dumbsize	Definitions include: to reduce the number of people employed in an organization or company to the point that there are no longer enough to carry out the work effectively.
bikeshed	Definitions include: to debate at length on an unimportant decision.
going forward	Definitions include: from now, into the future.
prairie dog	Definitions include: to stick one's head up out of a cubicle to look at something.
out of the box	Definitions include: crazy, irrational.
Other terms relating to 'the law (related to)':
IANACL	Definitions include: acronym for "I am not a constitutional lawyer".
lawyered up	Definitions include: to retain an attorney or attorneys
throw the book at	Definitions include: to prosecute to the full extent of the law.
*btch**	Definitions include: An acronym has been invented for the term, but long after the term entered use: "Beautiful Intellectuals That Cause Hard-ons."
lawyer up	Definitions include: to retain legal counsel.
SODDI	Definitions include: acronym for "some other dude did it".
mouthpiece	Definitions include: Older slang term used to refer to one's "lawyer" or "attorney"
IANAL	Definitions include: acronym for "I am not a lawyer."
IAAL	Definitions include: acronym for "I am a lawyer".
IANYL	Definitions include: acronym for "I am not your lawyer".
beak	Definitions include: nose.
TINLA	Definitions include: acronym for "this is not legal advice".
YANAL	Definitions include: acronym for "you are not a lawyer."
CSI effect, the	Definitions include: the effect whereby jurors in criminal trials believe scientist expert witnesses because the expert witnesses remind them of characters in television crime dramas like "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation".

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fatty bo batty	Definitions include: extremely fat.
Muppetbot	Definitions include: When a company uses untrained chatbots or so-called artificial intelligence to interface with customers for support, to save money.For example, FaceBook's (Meta Inc's) alleged non-existent support for paid advertising customers.
finished	Definitions include: in trouble to the point of losing one's job or marriage or position in school or any other achievement.
ILU2	Definitions include: acronym for "I love you too".
sleazebag	Definitions include: a bad person.
fail whale	Definitions include: an image displayed on the Twitter website when the website is unavailable.
mellow yellow	Definitions include: LSD (acid)
piss-tank	Definitions include: a person who habitually drinks large amounts of alcohol.
wiggy	Definitions include: flipped out, overreacted, upset.
give the axe	Definitions include: to terminate from employment.