legalesen.

Brit.

/ˌliːɡəˈliːz/,

/ˌliːɡlˈiːz/, U.S.

/ˌliɡəˈliz/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: legal adj., -ese suffix.

Etymology: < legal adj. + -ese suffix.

colloquial.

The abstruse and complicated technical language of legal documents.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal document > [noun] > language of

legalese1911

the mind > language > a language > register > [noun] > jargon > used by other groups

indenture Englisha1568

water language1702

jockeyism1802

slum1812

Polari1846

stable-language1856

scientificism1860

water-slang1860

Oxfordish1863

galley-slang1867

pitmatic1885

commercialese1910

legalese1911

academese1917

Hollywoodese1920

businessese1921

Hollywoodism1925

trade unionese1927

advertisingese1929

officese1935

sociologese1940

Whitehallese1940

Newspeak1949

patter1949

Pentagonese1950

educationese1958

computerese1960

managementese1961

spacespeak1963

computer-speak1968

techno-jargon1972

business-speak1973

Eurospeak1975

Euro-jargon1976

technospeak1976

doctorspeak1977

corporate-speak1978

medspeak1979

mellowspeak1979

technobabble1981

teenspeak1982

management-speak1986

codespeak1987

1911 C. J. C. Hyne in Pearson's Mag. Mar. 265/1 He signed his name at the foot of a bald formal agreement, written in the most incomprehensible legalese.

1949 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 17 Aug. 48/2 An analysis, freed of legalese and gobbledegook, is obviously an essential to understanding.

1973 Black Panther 5 May 13/3 Is it any measure of excellence to assemble glossy paragraphs of smart untried legalese?

1990 Black Enterprise Mar. 67 The obscure legalese that inundates most fine print can send even the most legally savvy individual scurrying for a law dictionary.

2013 Sunday Independent (Ireland) (Nexis) 5 May 12 Tom talked of his disappointment at the cold legalese of the Supreme Court ruling.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	legalese
释义	legalesen. Brit. /ˌliːɡəˈliːz/, /ˌliːɡlˈiːz/, U.S. /ˌliɡəˈliz/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: legal adj., -ese suffix. Etymology: < legal adj. + -ese suffix. colloquial. The abstruse and complicated technical language of legal documents. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal document > [noun] > language of legalese1911 the mind > language > a language > register > [noun] > jargon > used by other groups indenture Englisha1568 water language1702 jockeyism1802 slum1812 Polari1846 stable-language1856 scientificism1860 water-slang1860 Oxfordish1863 galley-slang1867 pitmatic1885 commercialese1910 legalese1911 academese1917 Hollywoodese1920 businessese1921 Hollywoodism1925 trade unionese1927 advertisingese1929 officese1935 sociologese1940 Whitehallese1940 Newspeak1949 patter1949 Pentagonese1950 educationese1958 computerese1960 managementese1961 spacespeak1963 computer-speak1968 techno-jargon1972 business-speak1973 Eurospeak1975 Euro-jargon1976 technospeak1976 doctorspeak1977 corporate-speak1978 medspeak1979 mellowspeak1979 technobabble1981 teenspeak1982 management-speak1986 codespeak1987 1911 C. J. C. Hyne in Pearson's Mag. Mar. 265/1 He signed his name at the foot of a bald formal agreement, written in the most incomprehensible legalese. 1949 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 17 Aug. 48/2 An analysis, freed of legalese and gobbledegook, is obviously an essential to understanding. 1973 Black Panther 5 May 13/3 Is it any measure of excellence to assemble glossy paragraphs of smart untried legalese? 1990 Black Enterprise Mar. 67 The obscure legalese that inundates most fine print can send even the most legally savvy individual scurrying for a law dictionary. 2013 Sunday Independent (Ireland) (Nexis) 5 May 12 Tom talked of his disappointment at the cold legalese of the Supreme Court ruling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1911
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