Lawyerspeak

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The abstruse jargon of lawyers. informal, uncountable

    "And, they pointed out in lawyerspeak, “the subplot in plaintiffs’ screenplay about Gordo and his defecation obsession has no analogue in defendants’ motion picture.”"

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lawyereselegaleselegalese

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"And, they pointed out in lawyerspeak, “the subplot in plaintiffs’ screenplay about Gordo and his defecation obsession has no analogue in defendants’ motion picture.”"

Etymology

From lawyer + -speak.

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