| 释义 |
legalese colloq.|liːgəˈliːz|
[f. legal a. + -ese.]
The complicated technical language of legal documents.
1914C. J. C. Hyne Firemen Hot 189 He signed his name at the foot of a bald formal agreement, written in the most incomprehensible legalese. 1966A. Sachs Jail Diary xvii. 155 After all these weeks I am not used to reading legalese any more. 1967‘J. H. Roberts’ February Plan i. iii. 81, I won't go into the legalese, Mr. Corman, but he claims he had a contract with you. 1973Black Panther 5 May 13/3 Is it any measure of excellence to assemble glossy paragraphs of smart untried legalese? 1973N.Y. Times 11 Aug., Gordon Strachan spoke openly of his resort to legalese. |