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Legalese vs Lawyerspeak - What's the difference?

legalese | lawyerspeak | Synonyms |

Legalese is a synonym of lawyerspeak.


As nouns the difference between legalese and lawyerspeak

is that legalese is the technical talk of the legal profession, the argot of lawyers while lawyerspeak is (informal) the abstruse jargon of lawyers.

legalese

English

Noun

(-)
  • The technical talk of the legal profession, the argot of lawyers.
  • Wording that resembles how a lawyer writes, especially such that is confusing to the layperson.

    • See also

    * bureaucratese, officialese *

    lawyerspeak

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (informal) The abstruse jargon of lawyers.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=February 22, author=William Glaberson, title=Dodgeballs and Jokes May Seem Too Close for Comfort, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=And, they pointed out in lawyerspeak , “the subplot in plaintiffs’ screenplay about Gordo and his defecation obsession has no analogue in defendants’ motion picture.” }}

    Synonyms

    * legalese