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Definition 2024

See also: legal-ese

legalese ‎(uncountable)

The technical talk of the legal profession, the argot of lawyers.
Wording that resembles how a lawyer writes, especially such that is confusing to the layperson.

technical talk of the legal profession

German: Rechtssprache (de) (general legalese), Juristendeutsch (German legalese)

wording that resembles how a lawyer writes