"lawyerspeak" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-lawyerspeak.wav
Etymology: From lawyer + -speak. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lawyer|speak}} lawyer + -speak Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lawyerspeak (uncountable)
  1. (informal) The abstruse jargon of lawyers. Tags: informal, uncountable Synonyms: legalese, lawyer-speak

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