Problems Of Legal Language

PROBLEMS OF LEGAL LANGUAGE ARUNA KAMMILA ASSISSTANT PROFESSOR DSNLU

Problems • Inexact science like philosophy, psychology and other social sciences. • The ambiguity in human language, created problems in legal language. • Noun or adjective • Law firm # legal firm • Legal doctrine # law doctrine

• Uncertainty and doubt just, morally good e.g. right < correct, true Such uncertainty causes disastrous results

• Incompleteness of the human language: • Due to this true interpretation can’t be made • Is album a book – no • Is a bicycle a carriage – no. • Is flag a document – no.

• Change of meaning time to time: • Narrow, widened or modified. • E.g. Asylum- earlier mentally sick persons stay in for treatment. • Accident – an unexpected occurred without appropriate cause.

Limited Meaning of Words • Correct and Perfect definition for Antonymous words • Open and close - ajar • Night and day • White and black • Good and bad

Rhetoric Language • The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. • Language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect, but which is often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content.

Verbosity Verbose Expression Give consideration to Give goods to At the time of his birth Have need of Make provision for

Exact Expression Consider Delivery When he was born Need Provide for

Legalistic Legalistic Be unable to Adequate number of Be empowered to Be able to Abutting Per diem

Ordinary Cannot Enough May Can Next to per day

In Case Previous to Pursuant to Until such time as It is directed In order to It shall be legal In the interest of Per annum

If Before In accordance with Until Shall To May For Per Year