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a| Tiersma, Peter Meijes.
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a| Legal language /
c| Peter M. Tiersma.
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a| Pbk. ed.
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a| Chicago ;
a| London :
b| University of Chicago Press,
c| 2000.
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a| vii, 314 p. ;
c| 23 cm
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a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-298) and indexes.
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a| Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Origins -- Celts, Anglo-Saxons, and Danes -- The Norman conquest and the rise of French -- The resurgence of English -- The nature of legal language -- Talking like a lawyer -- The quest for precision -- The legal lexicon -- Interpretation and meaning -- Variation -- In the courtroom -- Pleadings: constructing the legal narrative -- Testimony and truth -- Completing the story -- Reforming the language of the law -- What makes legal language difficult to understand? -- Plain English -- Communicating with the jury -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- An Anglo-Saxon legal document -- A case in law French -- A modern will -- Excerpts from jury instructions -- Original Citibank promissory note -- Revised Citibank promissory note -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Word and phrase index -- General index.
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a| Statutes, judicial opinions, contracts, deeds, and wills profoundly affect our daily lives, but their language tends to be often nearly impossible to understand. In this lively history of legal language, Peter Tiersma slices through the thicket of legalese, explaining where it comes from, why lawyers continue to cling to it, and why it doesn't have to be an inevitable feature of our legal system.
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