Word family noun legality ≠ illegality legalization legalese illegal adjective legal ≠ illegal legalistic verb legalize adverb legally ≠ illegally
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlegalesele‧gal‧ese /ˌliːɡəlˈiːz/ noun [uncountable] informalSL language used by lawyers that is difficult for most people to understandExamples from the Corpus
legalese• And only rarely do they allow their managers to couch frank appraisals in canned legalese and innocuous psychobabble.• However, the statement will be read by the witness and the client, and should not be written in legalese.• Baer promptly did so, hiding behind a cloud of legalese to justify his action.From Longman Business Dictionarylegalesele‧gal‧ese /ˌliːgəlˈiːz/ noun [uncountable] informalLAW language used by lawyers that most people find difficult to understandThe statement will be read by the witness and the client, and should not be written in legalese. 