LEGAL TERMINOLOGY AND ITS IMPACT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT: LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF LEGAL TEXTS

Legal terminology is an integral part of legal communication, which plays a key role in the processes of law enforcement, legislative activity and judicial proceedings. The accuracy of wording in legal texts determines the efficiency of the legal system and the level of access to justice for citizens. However, the complexity of legal language often creates barriers to the perception and interpretation of legal acts by both lawyers and ordinary citizens. The legal language has a number of features that distinguish it from the common language. First of all, it is a specific terminology characterized by precision, formality and often archaic language. The use of Latin expressions, foreign language borrowings and complex syntactic constructions makes legal texts difficult to understand. Even among lawyers, there are cases of ambiguous interpretation of certain legal provisions, which can lead to legal conflicts, abuses and unequal application of the law in practice. One of the problems is the ambiguity of legal wording, which can cause difficulties in court practice. For example, different interpretations of legal norms can lead to miscarriages of justice, protracted litigation, and even contradictory decisions. In this context, linguistic expertise plays an important role in helping to clarify the meaning of terms, analyze the content of legal documents and establish their compliance with the law. Thus, legal terminology also plays an important role in the activities of law enforcement agencies. Police officers, investigators, and prosecutors use professional jargon that may be incomprehensible to ordinary citizens.