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4 definitions for legalese From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
legalese \legalese\ n.
A style of writing or speaking heavily emphasizing the
abstruse technical vocabulary of the law, to the point where
a speech or document may be incomprehensible to
non-specialists.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
legalese
n : a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the
law
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) :
legalese n. Dense, pedantic verbiage in a language description, product
specification, or interface standard; text that seems designed to
obfuscate and requires a language lawyer to parse it. Though hackers
are not afraid of high information density and complexity in language
(indeed, they rather enjoy both), they share a deep and abiding loathing
for legalese; they associate it with deception, suits, and situations
in which hackers generally get the short end of the stick.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :
legalese
Dense, pedantic verbiage in a language description, product
specification, or interface standard; text that seems designed
to obfuscate and requires a language lawyer to parse it.
Though hackers are not afraid of high information density and
complexity in language (indeed, they rather enjoy both), they
share a deep and abiding loathing for legalese; they associate
it with deception, suits, and situations in which hackers
generally get the short end of the stick.
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