Exercises:

Legalese: The father wants his child to accord respect to his new wife.

Plain English: The father wants his child to respect his new wife.

Legalese: The woman slapped the janitor because of the fact that he referred to her as an ugly person.

Plain English: The woman slapped the janitor because he called her ugly.

Legalese: The wife was aware with reference to her husband’s womanizing.

Plain English: The wife knew about her husband’s womanizing.

Legalese: The robbers were saying the manner in which they entered the house.

Plain English: The robbers were saying how they entered the house.

Legalese: That does not apply to the instant case.

Plain English: That does not apply to this case.

Legalese: How does that apply to the case at bar?

Plain English: How does that apply to this case?

Legalese: The janitor said he was only rendering assistance to the manager.

Plain English: The janitor said he was only helping the manager.

Legalese: It could be argued that the security guard had poor aim.

Plain English: The security guard had poor aim.

Legalese: They were not cognizant of the fact that their wedding was void ab initio.

Plain English: They did not know that their wedding was void from the beginning.

Legalese: The parents claim that they were not apprised of their child’s suspension.

Plain English: The parents claim that they were not informed of their child’s suspension.

Legalese: The guards suspected them because they left in a hasty manner.

Plain English: The guards suspected them because they left hastily.

Legalese: They had been fighting for the remainder of the moth.

Plain English: They had been fighting for the rest of the month.