In Defense of the Passive Voice in Legal Writing

Brady Coleman Temasek Polytechnic

Abstract

Although the passive voice may be overused in legal prose, warnings in legal writing guidebooks against the passive risk undervaluing its many uses. After briefly introducing the passive voice, and some possible reasons for its misuse, this article will outline the many situations when the passive is more appropriate than the active voice.

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Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
1997-04-01
DOI
10.2190/hn2d-avl9-7xk4-evvc
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