Lawyerese

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The jargon used by lawyers. informal, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
lawyerishlawyerspeaklegaleselegalspeak

Etymology

From lawyer + -ese.

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