Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
legalese \legalese\ n.
A style of writing or speaking heavily emphasizing the
abstruse technical vocabulary of the law, to the point where
a speech or document may be incomprehensible to
non-specialists.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
legalese
n 1: a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the
law
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
legalese
n.
Dense, pedantic verbiage in a language description, product specification,
or interface standard; text that seems designed to obfuscate and requires a
language lawyer to parse it. Though hackers are not afraid of high
information density and complexity in language (indeed, they rather enjoy
both), they share a deep and abiding loathing for legalese; they associate
it with deception, suits, and situations in which hackers generally get
the short end of the stick.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
legalese
Dense, pedantic verbiage in a language description, product
specification, or interface standard; text that seems designed
to obfuscate and requires a language lawyer to parse it.
Though hackers are not afraid of high information density and
complexity in language (indeed, they rather enjoy both), they
share a deep and abiding loathing for legalese; they associate
it with deception, suits, and situations in which hackers
generally get the short end of the stick.