law Latin
English
Noun
law Latin (uncountable)
- The Latin language as used in law and legal documents, being a mixture of Latin with Old French and Latinized English words.
- (humorous, obsolete) Barbarous Latin.
Synonyms
- (barbarous Latin): apothecary's Latin, bog Latin, Dog Latin
Translations
barbarous Latin
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References
- [Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811), “Law Latin”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: Printed for C. Chappell, […], OCLC 23927885.