(noun) a confusing or badly written legal opinion or contract
origin: late 15th century (as the adjective perplexed): from the obsolete adjective perplex ‘bewildered’, from Latin perplexus 'entangled', based on plexus 'interwoven', from the verb plectere
origin: late 15th century (as the adjective perplexed): from the obsolete adjective perplex ‘bewildered’, from Latin perplexus 'entangled', based on plexus 'interwoven', from the verb plectere
by Lord Wolff June 02, 2011