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use legal jargon where strictly necessary, our wording is there to explain ideas and concepts rather than to give strict legal definitions. The terms and explanations are for the law in England and Wales.
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What is legal English? Legal English is a niche area of English which is used by legal professionals for work such as contract drafting and presenting in court. Legal English has its own vocabulary, collocations, and sentence structures.
Common U.S. Legal Terms. Action. formal complaint or a suit brought in court or another tribunal. Additur. An increase by a judge of the amount of damages awarded by a jury. Adjudicate, Adjudication. Giving or pronouncing a judgment or decree. Also, the judgment given.
1) to provide a core set of legal terms in English as a base document for the preparation of dictionaries or glossaries in languages for which no other published dictionaries or glossaries exist, and . 2) to provide a source document for the selection of technical terms that are
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This book is aimed at legal professionals, law students and other persons who regularly deal with legal documents written in English. It constitutes a practical reference and self-study resource, which will help you both understand English legal language as it appears in contemporary written and oral contexts, and to
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WHAT IS PLAIN ENGLISH 5 Principles to keep your writing easy to understand 1. Keep sentences short –20 words or less 2. Don’t use old-fashioned legal jargon 3. Use the Active voice rather than the Passive voice 4. Use Bullet Points to break the information into small segments 5. Write with verbs not nouns (Nominalisation)
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