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lawyerese

lawyerese noun: the jargon used by lawyers.

Noun

lawyerese (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The jargon used by lawyers.

Synonyms of lawyerese

Origin of lawyerese

From lawyer + -ese.

Questions about lawyerese

What does lawyerese mean?
Lawyerese means the jargon used by lawyers.
What part of speech is lawyerese?
Lawyerese is a noun.

Words near lawyerese in the dictionary

  1. lawyerbush
  2. lawyercraft
  3. lawyerdom
  4. lawyered
  5. lawyered up
  6. lawyerese
  7. lawyeress
  8. lawyeresses
  9. lawyering
  10. lawyering up
  11. lawyerings

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