LEGAL AND GENERAL ENGLISH PART III
A legal language is a specialized form of language that is used to communicate legal information and concepts. It is an essential skill for lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals. The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive guide to legal language and communication in India. The book is designed to help law students, legal practitioners, and anyone who wants to develop their legal language and communication skills.
The book is divided
into five units. Unit I provides an introduction to legal language and its
characteristics, history, and usage in India. It also covers the basics of oral
communication skills, including passive and active listening, questioning, and
non-verbal communication.
Unit II focuses on
vocabulary and phonetics theory and practice. It covers the use of dictionaries
and thesauri, synonyms and antonyms, and regular vocabulary exercises. It also
includes a guide to phonetic script and pronunciation, with reading exercises
suitable for Indian speakers.
Unit III covers legal
terminology, including terms used in civil and criminal law, as well as Latin
words and expressions.
Unit IV discusses the fundamental principles of report writing and legal writing. It covers concision, clarity, cogency, and simplicity of structure, as well as the practical legal import of sentences. It also provides guidance on brief writing and drafting reports, such as road accidents, convocations, court decisions, minutes of meetings, and complaints to the police.
Unit V includes general
legal writings in English, such as case comments and essay writing on topics of
legal interest. It also provides general guidelines for legal writing.
This book is designed
to be a comprehensive resource for legal language and communication in India.
It is intended to be useful for law students, legal practitioners, and anyone
who wants to improve their legal language and communication skills. I hope that
this book will be a valuable resource for anyone who is interested in legal
language and communication.

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