Sissejuhatus erialasesse õiguskeelde (inglise keel)
and makes a judgment (an official legal decision).
In Estonia a judge must speak good Estonian on level C1, have at least Master's degree at law and have high
moral character.
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18. Legalese
Legalese is a way of talking or writing with legal terms in legal professions, but mostly by lawyers. It has
specific features which can make it difficult for the nonlawyer to understand.
Legalese is quite difficult to understand. For example, legalese uses a lot of lend words, especially from Latin,
which are unknown for non-lawyers. People also do not understand specialized words, because they might
have completely different meaning. Another downside are the long complex sentences with very little
punctuation.
Legalese is a way for lawyers to show their competence in legal field which makes them more trustworthy.