The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word LEGALESE
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More clues leading to the result LEGALESE
- Winds blowing strongly through shelter seen in fine print?
- Bar's words from member with drinks on tab
- Jargon on lease reinterpreted
- Good beers in general creating talk at the bar?
- Lawyers talk of high winds in shelter
- Bar talk from members consuming beer with ecstasy
- Talk at bar as storms penetrate shelter
- The way lawyers define shelter being shot through by storms
- Jargon used by members drinking beer close to judge?
- Brief speech?
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The straight part
We know that "The way lawyers define" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case the way lawyers define = legalese.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does LEGALESE mean?
LEGALESE noun- Technical jargon common in the legal profession, the argot of lawyers.
- Wordy, ostentatious talk or writing that resembles legal writing, especially when confusing to laypeople; bureaucratese; officialese.