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Define the word legalese

"legalese" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

legalese \legalese\ n.
   A style of writing or speaking heavily emphasizing the
   abstruse technical vocabulary of the law, to the point where
   a speech or document may be incomprehensible to
   non-specialists.
   [WordNet 1.5]

"legalese" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

legalese
     n : a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the
         law

"legalese" jargon "Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)"

legalese n. Dense, pedantic verbiage in a language description, product
   specification, or interface standard; text that seems designed to
   obfuscate and requires a language lawyer to parse it. Though hackers
   are not afraid of high information density and complexity in language
   (indeed, they rather enjoy both), they share a deep and abiding loathing
   for legalese; they associate it with deception, suits, and situations
   in which hackers generally get the short end of the stick.

"legalese" foldoc "The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)"

legalese
     
        Dense, pedantic verbiage in a language description, product
        specification, or interface standard; text that seems designed
        to obfuscate and requires a language lawyer to parse it.
        Though hackers are not afraid of high information density and
        complexity in language (indeed, they rather enjoy both), they
        share a deep and abiding loathing for legalese; they associate
        it with deception, suits, and situations in which hackers
        generally get the short end of the stick.