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legalese

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legalese
the conventional language in which legal documents, etc., are written
legalese - Dense, pedantic verbiage in a language description, product specification, or interface standard; text that seems designed to obfuscate and requires a language lawyer to parse it. Though hackers are not afraid of high information density and complexity in language (indeed, they rather enjoy both), they share a deep and abiding loathing for legalese; they associate it with deception, suits, and situations in which hackers generally get the short end of the stick.


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Not to get tangled in too much legalese, the suit involves GM basically asking for money back.
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Committee member Dennis O'Sullivan wanted a neutral third-party to translate the report's legalese and provide a reality check - so when the study says a new 7,500-ton-per-day transfer station would have a ``less- than-significant impact'' on traffic in the area, he'll know whether that is really true.
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Officials have hid behind legalese, and so the Amish have reluctantly turned to petition drives and court challenges-just the kind of engagement with the modern world they were trying to avoid by seeking traditional work.
Zoned out: taking the Amish to court by Taylor, Jeff A. / Reason
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