legalese

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌliːɡəˈliːz/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌligəˈliz, -ˈlis/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lē′gə lēz′, -lēs′)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
le•gal•ese /ˌligəˈliz, -ˈlis/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. language containing many legal terms or much legal jargon.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
le•gal•ese  (lē′gə lēz′, -lēs′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. language containing an excessive amount of legal terminology or of legal jargon.
  • legal + -ese 1910–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
legalese /ˌliːɡəˈliːz/ n
  1. the conventional language in which legal documents, etc, are written

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