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Legal jargon increases guilty verdicts, reduces trust in judicial system, study finds

  • March 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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Legal jargon increases guilty verdicts, reduces trust in judicial system, study finds
Jurors grappling with complex legal jargon are more likely to vote guilty while coming away less confident in their own performance and the judicial system, according to a new study published in the Journal of Applied Communication Research.

Originally published at Phys.org

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