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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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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