legal jargon
- legaleseAttorneys' technical jargon
- heretoforeUntil this point
- whereasConjunction signaling contrast
- aforementionedPreviously mentioned in text
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
plaintiff · defendant · herein · statute · tort · liability · counsel · deposition · brief · clause · subpoena · affidavit · pursuant · indemnify · waiver · stipulate · covenant · binding
- jargonjargon, lingo, slang, buzz words, legalese
- legal vocabularylaw dictionary, legalese, legal language, legal terminology, Latin terms
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- requirementsrequirement, requirements, prerequisite, requisite, requisites
- Boilerplatetemplate, fine print, legalese, stock phrase, standard form
- formalitydecorum, etiquette, propriety, politeness, respectfully
legal jargonplain language
Easily understood communication
plain English · simple language · clear writing · everyday language · layman's terms
legal jargoncasual speech
Unstudied everyday language
informal language · slang · street language · colloquial speech · colloquial language