Legal Language

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1: Celts, Anglo-Saxons, and Danes
2: The Norman Conquest and the Rise of French
3: The Resurgence of English
4: Talking Like a Lawyer
5: The Quest for Precision
6: The Legal Lexicon
7: Interpretation and Meaning
8: Variation
9: Pleadings: Constructing the Legal Narrative
10: Testimony and Truth
11: Completing the Story
12: What Makes Legal Language Difficult to Understand?
13: Plain English
14: Communicating with the Jury
Conclusion
App. A: An Anglo-Saxon Legal Document
App. B: A Case in Law French
App. C: A Modern Will
App. D: Excerpts from Jury Instructions
App. E: Original Citibank Promissory Note
App. F: Revised Citibank Promissory Note
Notes
Select Bibliography
Word and Phrase Index
General Index