Legal text explained

Legal text can refer to several types of text written for various purposes related to the law, including:

• Law book, any book about law
• Legal treatise, a publication containing all the law relating to a particular area
• In general, texts studied in the course of legal research
• Disclaimer, a statement intended to specify or delimit the scope of rights and obligations that may be exercised and enforced by parties in a legally recognized relationship
• Fine print, also known as small print, or "mouseprint" – smaller, less noticeable print that accompanies the main text of an advertisement or promotion
• Legal English, sometimes referred to as "legalese" – the type of English as used in legal writing
• Terms and conditions – provisions giving the precise details of a contractual relationship