legalese

IPA: ɫˈɛgʌɫis

(informal, derogatory) Technical jargon common in the legal profession, the argot of lawyers.
(informal, derogatory) Wordy, ostentatious talk or writing that resembles legal writing, especially when confusing to laypeople; bureaucratese; officialese.

Examples of "legalese" in Sentences

While the language of law can reach tremendous heights, legalese is more often painfully, agonizingly dull.
I read some of the legalese from the judgement, but mostly his commentary, which I found interesting and informative.
Reading a 5,000 word contract printed in minuscule print, full of legalese, is one thing, understanding it is a totally different thing.
This is a concept called "laches" in legalese; the team was established in 1967, the case brought in 1992, and it had dragged on until now, 2009, for 17 years.
The actual document reads like Japanese stereo instructions and is written in legalese, a form that by design keeps all but the most die-hards from understanding it.
There are millions of Americans who are not proficient at reading and comprehension, much less reading and understanding any contract that is written in legalese … ….
Indeed, I think law and philology are closely related disciplines and law could learn a lot more from philology (and American legalese is interesting to me as an amateur philologist for a rather unusual reason*).