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lawyer-speak

lawyer-speak is the alternative form of lawyerspeak.

Meaning of lawyerspeak

Noun

lawyerspeak (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The abstruse jargon of lawyers.
    • And, they pointed out in lawyerspeak, “the subplot in plaintiffs’ screenplay about Gordo and his defecation obsession has no analogue in defendants’ motion picture.”2007 February 22, William Glaberson, “Dodgeballs and Jokes May Seem Too Close for Comfort”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    legalese

Questions about lawyer-speak

What is lawyer-speak the alternative form of?
Lawyer-speak is the alternative form of lawyerspeak.

Words near lawyer-speak in the dictionary

  1. lawyer vines
  2. lawyer's puzzle
  3. lawyer's wig
  4. lawyer's wigs
  5. lawyer-readable
  6. lawyer-speak
  7. lawyerball
  8. lawyerbush
  9. lawyercraft
  10. lawyerdom
  11. lawyered

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