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le⋅gal⋅ese

  [lee-guh-leez, -lees]
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–noun
language containing an excessive amount of legal terminology or of legal jargon.
Origin:
1910–15; legal + -ese
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le·gal·ese   (lē'gə-lēz', -lēs')   
n.  The specialized vocabulary of the legal profession, especially when considered to be complex or abstruse.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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.
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Main Entry: le·gal·ese
Pronunciation: "lE-g&-'lEz, -'lEs
Function: noun
: the specialized language of the legal profession
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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