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legalese

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as in bureaucratese, psychobabble

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The first known use of legalese was in 1911

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“Legalese.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legalese. Accessed 8 Apr. 2020.

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