Abstract

Download | Share | Email | Add to Briefcase | Buy Hard Copy

Avoid Clichés

Judith D. Fischer
University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law

Bench & Bar, Vol. 73, p. 48, July 2009
University of Louisville School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 2009-10

Abstract:
This article defines the term 'cliché' and provides examples from both common usage and legal writing. It then cites reported opinions in which judges have disapproved of lawyers’ trite phrasing. The article concludes by advising legal writers to replace clichés with strong, direct language.

Keywords: Cliche, trite, legal writing, judge, lawyer, opinion, strong language, direct language

Accepted Paper Series

Date posted: August 10, 2009 ; Last revised: September 17, 2009

Suggested Citation

Fischer, Judith D., Avoid Clichés (July 1, 2009). Bench & Bar, Vol. 73, p. 48, July 2009; University of Louisville School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series No. 2009-10. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1446760

Export to: Export Citation What's this?

Contact Information

Judith D. Fischer (Contact Author)

University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law ( email )

Wilson W. Wyatt Hall
Louisville, KY 40292
United States