"legalese" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 法律术语
• 法律行话

Definition

法律术语是指法律文件中使用的复杂、专业的语言，普通人通常很难理解。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

"法律术语"通常带有批评意味，指语言过于复杂。常出现在讨论法律文本简化时。不是指法律本身，而是指其写作风格。

Examples

I can't understand this contract because it's full of legalese.

我看不懂这份合同，它里全是**法律术语**。

The document was rewritten to remove confusing legalese.

文件被重写以去除令人困惑的**法律术语**。

Most people find legalese hard to read.

大多数人觉得**法律术语**很难读懂。

After wading through all the legalese, I finally figured out what the letter meant.

在理清了所有的**法律术语**后，我终于明白了这封信的意思。

The lawyer tried to explain things without using any legalese.

律师试图不用任何**法律术语**来解释事情。

Sometimes it feels like legalese is used just to make things more complicated than they need to be.

有时候感觉**法律术语**只是让事情变得比需要的还要复杂。