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:
ugly.
Legalese:

The wife was aware with reference to her husbands womanizing.

Plain English:
Legalese:

The janitor said he was only helping the manager.

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

Plain English:
Legalese:
initio.

How does that apply to this case?

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

Plain English:
Legalese:

That does not apply to this case.

How does that apply to the case at bar?

Plain English:
Legalese:

The robbers were saying how they entered the house.

That does not apply to the instant case.

Plain English:
Legalese:

The wife knew about her husbands womanizing.

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

Plain English:
Legalese:

The woman slapped the janitor because he called her

The security guard had poor aim.

They were not cognizant of the fact that their wedding was void ab

Plain English:
beginning.

They did not know that their wedding was void from the

Legalese:
The parents claim that they were not apprised of their childs
suspension.
Plain English:
The parents claim that they were not informed of their
childs suspension.
Legalese:

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

Plain English:
Legalese:

The guards suspected them because they left hastily.

They had been fighting for the remainder of the moth.

Plain English:

They had been fighting for the rest of the month.