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Legal English, also known as legalese, is a register of English used in legal writing. It differs from day-to-day spoken English in a variety of ways including the use of specialized vocabulary, syntactic constructions, and set phrases such as legal doublets.
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english legal latin language used use french words law often punctuation lawyers also period terms example writing vocabulary doublets style
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| legal doublets.Legal English has traditionally been the preserve of lawyers from English-speaking countries | instance of | and set phrases | 0.80 | text |
| ad hoc | instance of | The influence of Latin can be seen in a number of words and phrases | 0.80 | text |
| de facto | instance of | The influence of Latin can be seen in a number of words and phrases | 0.80 | text |
| de jure | instance of | The influence of Latin can be seen in a number of words and phrases | 0.80 | text |
| bona fide | instance of | The influence of Latin can be seen in a number of words and phrases | 0.80 | text |
| inter alia | instance of | The influence of Latin can be seen in a number of words and phrases | 0.80 | text |
| and ultra vires | instance of | The influence of Latin can be seen in a number of words and phrases | 0.80 | text |
| which remain in current use in legal writing | instance of | The influence of Latin can be seen in a number of words and phrases | 0.80 | text |
| Legal English | related to Education | Because | 0.60 | section |
| Legal English | related to Education | English | 0.60 | section |
| Legal English | related to Education | The | 0.60 | section |
| Legal English | related to Education | As | 0.60 | section |
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