The paper investigates the most common English legal phrases, their lexical meaning and usage features are given. Discursive competence makes a significant part of the professional vocabulary, demonstrates the rich, original and unique character of the language, therefore, one of the aim of the article is the knowledge of stable expressions contributes to a significant increase in the vocabulary of law students, thereby contributing to the formation of their secondary linguistic personality. Furthermore, the article depicts to classify the most popular English legal languages according to their subject, which makes it much easier for students to find the necessary lexical units for successful and productive foreign language communication.  

Discursive competence, phraseological unit, legal English language

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