legalese
A way of talking or writing used mostly by lawyers and corporations, as a way to explain and elaborate every square inch of the matter at hand - creating an
airtight verbal
bubble that leaves no room for ambiguity.This is done by writing as little as possible with as many words as possible, in such a way that
Average Joe won't have a single clue what is presented to him, yet agrees to it because he couldn't care less about reading page up and page down with all that legal nonsense before he gets to use his new computer program.
Legalese
by Downstrike on Sep 14, 2004 11:15:10
Example:
Attorneys use Legalese to be able to tell
lies about
regular people without the regular people being able to understand what's said about them.
Sneaky White Legalese
by Matt on Sep 13, 2007 12:44:46
Example:
"In the event of a breach of contract dispute, both parties agree that
Arbitration meetings will be held in
Simi Valley!
Translation of said Sneaky White Legalese: We found
the Rodney King Police Officers innocent of criminal charges, how confident do you minorities feel about winning this contract dispute?