legalese

American  

[lee-guh-leez, -lees] / ˌli gəˈliz, -ˈlis /

noun

1. language containing an excessive amount of legal terminology or of legal jargon.

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legalese British  

/ ˌliːɡəˈliːz /

noun

1. the conventional language in which legal documents, etc, are written

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Etymology

Origin of legalese

First recorded in 1910–15; legal + -ese

Example Sentences

By design, the details of how "freedom cities" would be established are laden with legalese like "federal enclaves with special economic and jurisdictional zones" or "interstate compacts."

From Salon

She now wants to do Pilates after work, and the long hours she spends working and learning legalese have kept her mental faculties in check.

From Los Angeles Times

A moment of levity came as Justice Mechan decided they would strike the convoluted word "eleemosynary" - used here as legalese for charitable - from the instructions.

From BBC

Currently, signing up for an app, for instance, often involves lengthy legalese that leads to “consent fatigue,” with most consumers having little to no idea what data they’ve surrendered.

From Seattle Times

She has been threatened with legalese every step of the way, as has the media.

From BBC