legalese
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Noun
- A style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law
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Words that sound like the term "legalese".
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "legalese".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | legal | 2 | 72 |
| 2 | lease | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | leaflets | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | lebanese | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | legacies | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | legals | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | regales | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | legless | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | legates | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | senegalese | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | legalities | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | leese | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | gales | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | eales | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | nepalese | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | legalize | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | legalism | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | leafless | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | illegals | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | talese | 2 | 0 |
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| 1 | legalism | 4 | 0 |
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Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
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This Word in the News:
Say it with a picture: overcoming legalese in public procurement contracts
Jan 15, 2025 The Conversation
Jan 15, 2025 The Conversation
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Jun 9, 2025 Giants Wire
A Word, Please: Legalese is a thing, even when it doesn’t come from lawyers
Sep 17, 2024 Los Angeles Times
Sep 17, 2024 Los Angeles Times
Hate reading contracts? MIT study explains the real reason legal documents are so hard to understand
Aug 27, 2024 Fast Company
Aug 27, 2024 Fast Company