legalese
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.le·gal·ese
noun \ˌlē-gə-ˈlēz, -ˈlēs\Definition of LEGALESE
: the specialized language of the legal profession <replaced legalese with plain talk — Steve Weinberg>
See Examples of LEGALESE
- I was confused by the legalese in the contract.
First Known Use of LEGALESE
1914
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Rhymes with LEGALESE
Ambonese, Androcles, Annamese, antifreeze, Assamese, Balinese, Bengalese, Bhutanese, Bolognese, Brooklynese, Cantonese, Cervantes, Ceylonese, Chersonese, Congolese, cottage cheese, diocese, expertise, Faeroese, federalese, fifth disease, Genovese, gourmandise, Hebrides, Heracles, Hercules, Hyades, ill at ease, in a breeze, Japanese, Javanese, Johnsonese, journalese, Kanarese, litotes, manganese, Milanese, Nepalese, Nipponese, overseas, Pekingese, Pericles, Pleiades, Portuguese, Pyrenees, shoot the breeze, Siamese, Sienese, Silures, Sinhalese, Socrates, Sophocles, Sporades, to one's knees
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