noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
legal
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Using legal or scientific jargon to dazzle.
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One day, the mystery of legal procedures and jargon disappeared.
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Critics of legal drafting often complain that lawyers are fond of using legal jargon .
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However, a distinction can be drawn between such technical terms of art and legal jargon .
technical
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They kept details of programs in their heads, and always explained procedures in highly technical jargon .
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All they have to do is to hold out against substandard systems and apply pragmatic criteria in the face of technical jargon .
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A major obstacle to understanding is the use of technical jargon which is unintelligible to the buyer.
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There was more, but it was technical jargon about his physique, state of health, last known meal and so on.
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The managers spoke in cryptic, allusive utterances, using technical jargon that was opaque to her.
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Do not confuse your reader with technical terms or jargon .
■ VERB
avoid
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As the report must be read and understood by our client, please avoid unnecessary jargon and explain all terms used.
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It is essential to avoid the use of jargon .
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Speak in sentences rather than individual words. Avoid jargon and technical terms.
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Try to avoid jargon words unless they have a precise purpose in your writing.
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It is important to avoid using jargon and complicated language.
know
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As a wee boy I knew the jargon of the Ayrshire pits, names and terms incomprehensible to the uninitiated.
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This special, or technical, vocabulary is known as jargon .
use
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The managers spoke in cryptic, allusive utterances, using technical jargon that was opaque to her.
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It is important to avoid using jargon and complicated language.
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Phrases like this are often used like the jargon of politics, as deceptively simple slogans.
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The conmen use baffling jargon when they talk about those deals, to confuse their victims.
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Critics of legal drafting often complain that lawyers are fond of using legal jargon .
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Very graphical, easy to use and all jargon is explained in detail.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I hate all this management jargon about 'upskilling' and 'downsizing'.
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military jargon
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When you first learn about computers, there is a whole lot of jargon to understand.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And he was the creator of a new police jargon .
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From the outset a policy was adopted which aimed at eliminating unnecessary jargon and the mystique normally associated with computers.
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I love their daring, their looks, their jargon , and what they have in mind.
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In addition, coworkers may be as caught up in the company jargon as you are.
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It is protected from public scrutiny by the technicality of its jargon .
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Make certain that ideas are clearly delineated and most of all, avoid the use of professional jargon .
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Many of us find it hard to navigate this jargon .
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They kept details of programs in their heads, and always explained procedures in highly technical jargon .