Abstract

The persistence of antiquated language in legal systems remains one of the most complex historically embedded and intellectually debated issues in modern jurisprudence. Legal instruments statutes judicial precedents and constitutional frameworks around the world continue to utilize archaic linguistic structures derived from medieval feudal or early-modern vocabularies often making comprehension extremely difficult for the general public as well as for many legal practitioners. This research explores the evolution characteristics and implications of archaic legal language popularly referred to as legalese or antiquated law language within contemporary legal systems. The study examines how this form of language rooted in Latin Norman French and early English continues to shape interpretation legal reasoning and judicial processes despite repeated calls for modernization and linguistic reform. The research further analyses the cognitive burden imposed on litigants lawyers judges students