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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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There is a long list of specific bicycle regulations for both cyclists and motorists, put in layman's terms, not legalese.
SAFE CYCLING by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
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