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legalese
noun le·gal·ese \ˌlē-gə-ˈlēz, -ˈlēs\
: the language used by lawyers that is difficult for most people to understand : legal jargon
Full Definition of LEGALESE
: the specialized language of the legal profession <replaced legalese with plain talk — Steve Weinberg>
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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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