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Helping Jurors Overcome Jargon Practical Guidance: A.B.A. Principles for Juries & Jury Trials & Peter Tiersmas Communicating with Juries The court should instruct the jury in plain and understandable language. I.

Helping Jurors Overcome Jargon Practical Guidance: A.B.A. Principles for Juries & Jury Trials & Peter Tiersma’s “Communicating with Juries”
“The court should instruct the jury in plain and understandable language….” I. Instructions before lawyers’ closing arguments II. Written copies for each juror III. Careful use of words
The big battle: Legal Accuracy v. Comprehension
General Principles:  Know your audience  Adopt appropriate style  Use logical organization  Be concrete  Verbs better than nouns  Try to keep it simple  But avoid false economy

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