Define the term legalese and give an example. Should legalese be used in legal writing?
Why or why not?
Legalese consists of terms that are used by legal professionals but that are unknown to most people outside the legal profession. An example of legalese is voir dire, which means jury selection. The use of legalese should be avoided, especially when communicating with clients and other laypeople. In the voir dire example mentioned,
this could be accomplished by using the term jury selection when writing to the client.
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