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Law French

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002937

A specialized dialect of Old French that was used in England for legal purposes from the Norman Conquest until the 17th century. It served as the language of pleadings, statutes, and judicial opinions, influencing much of modern English legal terminology. Although no longer spoken, many Law French terms remain embedded in common legal parlance.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002937
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002937",
  "term": "Law French",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A specialized dialect of Old French that was used in England for legal purposes from the Norman Conquest until the 17th century. It served as the language of pleadings, statutes, and judicial opinions, influencing much of modern English legal terminology. Although no longer spoken, many Law French terms remain embedded in common legal parlance.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/law-french/"
}

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