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Do You Speak Legalese? Posted by on Mar 28, 2019

Language which was once exclusively reserved for television courtroom dramas is now being used by everybody on Twitter. Experts who appear on talk shows to explain legal decisions are now as famous as professional athletes. Legal terms and phrases are now common elements of daily English conversation. If you want to understand, or at least…

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Legal English Posted by on Jan 26, 2016

“The person shall be given the opportunity to appear voluntarily at the hearing unless the person fails to appear or unless the person is detained pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection.” Did you understand that? This isn’t normal English and if you found it difficult to comprehend DON’T worry, but DO keep reading. A…

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