lawyer-speak
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“They fail day in and day out to abide by their own terms of service, which are often little more than lawyer-speak for the ways in which they’ll fail consumers.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2022
That's lawyer-speak for ‘could not prove them beyond a reasonable doubt.’
From Fox News • Apr. 11, 2019
There’s even a Plain English Campaign that does its nut, year-round and vocationally, about examples of baffling officialese, pompous lawyer-speak and soul-shrivelling business jargon.
From The Guardian • Oct. 7, 2017
“That’s why their ads always specify that this is for recreational purposes only: lawyer-speak for, ‘These results have no scientific standing.’
From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2017
It is full of lawyer-speak and technicalities and obscure references to previous cases and precedents.
From Slate • Oct. 23, 2013
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