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Record 1 2005-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
DEF

Language containing an excessive amount of legal terminology or of legal jargon.

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".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
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.

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.

Key term(s)
  • charabia juridique

Spanish

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