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LEGALESE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- buzz word
1, record 1, English, buzz%20word
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- buzzword 2, record 1, English, buzzword
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Word or phrase ... having little or imprecise meaning, but sounding impressive. 3, record 1, English, - buzz%20word
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The big buzz word is decentralisation. 4, record 1, English, - buzz%20word
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
To the average citizen it is all a bewildering tangle of legalese and arcane buzzwords, none of which adequately answers the only question that matters to most of us.... 5, record 1, English, - buzz%20word
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mot à la mode
1, record 1, French, mot%20%C3%A0%20la%20mode
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mot dans le vent 2, record 1, French, mot%20dans%20le%20vent
correct, masculine noun
- mot qui fait fureur 1, record 1, French, mot%20qui%20fait%20fureur
correct, masculine noun
- jargonnerie 3, record 1, French, jargonnerie
proposal
- expression au goût du jour 4, record 1, French, expression%20au%20go%C3%BBt%20du%20jour
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mot à la mode dans un milieu donné. 3, record 1, French, - mot%20%C3%A0%20la%20mode
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dictionnaire des mots dans le vent, par Jean Giraud. 2, record 1, French, - mot%20%C3%A0%20la%20mode
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
«Assumé son vécu», «au niveau de», "le s'éduquant", sont des jargonneries d'éducateurs. 3, record 1, French, - mot%20%C3%A0%20la%20mode
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mot jargonnerie est employé par J. Grandjouan dans son livre Les linguicides, p. 117. 3, record 1, French, - mot%20%C3%A0%20la%20mode
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
jargonnerie : Terme entériné par le Comité de linguistique de Radio-Canada et le Secrétariat d'État du Canada. 3, record 1, French, - mot%20%C3%A0%20la%20mode
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-10-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- legalese
1, record 2, English, legalese
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Language containing an excessive amount of legal terminology or of legal jargon. 2, record 2, English, - legalese
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The association forbids lawyers from arguing cases in front of its panels. Said Hoffman :"We don’t want to get into a lot of legalese and gobbledegook". 3, record 2, English, - legalese
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- jargon juridique
1, record 2, French, jargon%20juridique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- jargon des juristes 2, record 2, French, jargon%20des%20juristes
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La technique de loin la plus utile pour s'assurer que tous comprennent ce qui se passe au tribunal est d'utiliser des termes simples, sans jargon juridique. 3, record 2, French, - jargon%20juridique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le jargon des juristes doit souvent être traduit pour qu'un public qui n'a pas eu de formation juridique comprenne de quoi il s'agit. 4, record 2, French, - jargon%20juridique
Record 2, Key term(s)
- charabia juridique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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