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There is term of legal art that judges are supposed to give defendants in a personal colloquy. But the term itself is nothing more than gobbledygook to the layperson and, without more explanation, is not informative and, therefore, just a useless exercise. What is a good word to describe such a term?
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a colloquy (as a term of legal art) is supposed to be a discussion amongst judge and lawyers, is it not? legalese tends to be abstruse, abstract, and hyperformal gobbledygook; it should not be used in a personal explanation to, say, a defendant.
sorry, this response is not very.. responsive.
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Actually, abstruse will work just fine. Thanks.
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Roy if you have the patience and you can find an even better match here, please respond
http://onelook.com/?w=*&loc=revfp2&clue=judge+advises+defendant
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