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legalese vs style

style vs legalese

legalese and style both are nouns.

legalese is not a verb while style is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
legalese Yes No No No
style Yes No Yes No
As nouns, style is a hypernym of legalese; that is, style is a word with a broader meaning than legalese:
  • legalese: a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law
  • style: a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
Other hypernyms of legalese include expressive style.
legalese (noun) style (noun)
a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law a slender bristlelike or tubular process
a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving
how something is done or how it happens
distinctive and stylish elegance
the popular taste at a given time
a particular kind (as to appearance)
a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display
(botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma
legalese (verb) style (verb)
designate by an identifying term
make consistent with certain rules of style
make consistent with a certain fashion or style
Difference between legalese and style

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