Legal English

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Legal English, also known as legalese,^[1] is a register of English used in legal writing and the technical jargon of the legal profession as used in the English-speaking world and in jurisdictions that use legal system(es) fully or partially based on the Common Law. It differs from day-to-day spoken English in a variety of ways, it is heavily influenced by Law Latin and Law French, and includes the use of specialized vocabulary, syntactic constructions, and set phrases such as legal doublets.

Legal English has traditionally been the preserve of lawyers from English-speaking countries, especially the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Kenya, and South Africa, which have shared common law traditions. However, due to the spread of English as the predominant language of international business and international relations, International English - which is largely based on Legal English and Business English - is now a global phenomenon.