Creative Saplings – Vol.1, Issue.6, September 2022, ISSN- 0974-536X Page | 47 Creative Saplings – Vol.1, Issue 6, September 2022, ISSN- 0974-536X, Vaibhav Sabnis Creative Saplings – Vol.1, Issue.6, September 2022, ISSN- 0974-536X Web: https://creativesaplings.in https://doi.org/10.56062/gtrs.2022.1.6.6 The Nuances of Legal Lexicon Vaibhav Sabnis Associate Professor of English DBAM College of Law, Dhule, Maharashtra Email: vjsabnis@yahoo.co.in ****************************************************************************************** ABSTRACT Legal language is the essence of our lives as law touches every walk of our lives. There is an indivisible connection between law and language. Laws are expressed in language and language has its own laws. Legal lexicon is an indispensable entity of legal language. In order to understand the laws, duties, rights and legal matters, it is imperative to understand legal language which is full of distinct lexicon. Same words carry different meanings in legal and ordinary contexts. There are archaic words and phrases besides the overpowering of foreign words which have been fully assimilated in the legal language. All these need to be taken into consideration. The present paper focuses on the various facets, features and nuances of legal lexicon. Keywords: Legal language, legalese, lexicon, plain language ****************************************************************************************** The Nuances of Legal Lexicon: As law affects all aspect of our lives, legal terminology is fundamental to who we are. The link between language and the law is unbreakable. Language has its own laws, and it also expresses laws. An essential component of legal language is the legal lexicon. Understanding legal language, which has a rich and varied vocabulary, is essential in order to comprehend laws, obligations, rights, and other legal issues. The same words have distinct meanings in formal and informal situations. Along with the overwhelming number of foreign terms that have been thoroughly integrated into the legal language, there are still outdated words and expressions. The development of legal language is the result of painstaking efforts by different jurists, judges, legislators, lawyers and legal experts at various levels. Today’s legal language is the result of many nuances and upheavals that the legal language has gone through. No language is born and developed overnight; it takes decades and centuries for its proper growth. Legal language is no exception to it. Actually the term legal language itself is contradictory. Is legal language a language like English or Hindi or Spanish? The answer is negative. However,