Old High Judicial

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An English dialect having its own vocabulary, grammar and syntax that has largely fallen out of use except among lawyers. There it is a living language, adapting to the needs of its users and consumers, to this day.

Formal usage is governed, principles expounded and precepts set out and updated from time to time in Halsbury’s Encyclopædia of Templates and Precedents.

See also

• Halsbury
• Legalese
• Pedantry