pseudolegal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From pseudo- + legal.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Having a superficial appearance of according with the legal profession but in reality lacking competence in it or flouting its values.
These phrases have been criticized as jargonistic and pompous. […] They appear frequently in legal and pseudolegal writing. They can usually be improved.
1988, Bryan A. Garner, A Dictionary of Modern American Usage:In a decision issued in response to a June 8, 2012 divorce case involving a self-declared “freeman on the land,” Court of Queen’s Bench Associate Chief Justice John Rooke analyzes what he calls “organized pseudolegal commercial argument” or OPCA litigants.
2012, Brent Wittmeier, Edmonton Journal, September 27, 2012 (archived)
Relateds
pseudolegality · pseudoscientific · pseudomedical · pseudoprofessional
Translations (1)
el ψευδονομικός (superficial legal appearance)