Research and Development of Uzbek Legal Terms

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This article discusses the origins and the role of Uzbek legal terminology in the development of the language. It explores the contributions and significance of the research carried out by linguists and legal scholars in the study of legal terms. The paper examines the stages of development of Uzbek legal terminology and reviews various scholarly perspectives. Furthermore, it analyzes the challenges involved in aligning Uzbek legal terms with international standards and highlights the advantages of increasing the share of Uzbek legal terminology in the national legislative system. Keywords: Legal terminology, study of Uzbek legal terms, development of legal terminology, alignment with international standards, national legislation. closely linked to societal life and the transformations Introduction: It is well known that the word "term" occurring within it. Furthermore, the formation of a originates from Latin and means "boundary", and it language’s terminological base is a complex and refers to a word or a phrase that carries a specific demanding process that requires not only specialized scientific or specialized meaning. Words or expressions knowledge and professional competence from its that fall into this category are studied within the field creators, but also broad cultural awareness, erudition, of terminology. and impeccable literacy” [5]. Some scholars interpret terminology as the traditional In particular, these observations are especially relevant language of science or technology [4], while other when discussing the development of legal terminology. researchers argue that any word in a language can For example, the formation and evolution of Uzbek become a term [3, 6]. However, the scope of usage of legal terminology not only reflect a specific historical such words is clearly defined by specialists. In other period and trajectory but also demanded from Uzbek words, a term must meet specific requirements that linguists and legal scholars a high level of expertise, distinguish it from general language vocabulary, literacy, and scholarly rigor. We aim to elaborate on dialectal words, or colloquial. these aspects in more detail below. According to L. M. Alekseyeva, terms are not the When discussing the language of law and legal property of any one language; rather, they form part of terminology, it is important to emphasize that the the international terminological corpus [1]. culture of legislative drafting presupposes the use of a Some English researchers define a term as “a word or strictly professional language while simultaneously phrase used by convention that carries a specific requiring clarity, simplicity, and accessibility for all scientific meaning” [6]. segments of the population. The incorrect usage of In Western legal linguistics, one can also encounter terms in the text of normative-legal documents can definitions such as “terminology is the underwater part distort the intended meaning of a law. Proper use of of the lexicon, most sensitive to external influences” legal terminology is thus an integral part of legislative [6]. activity. Moreover, such terms are designed to As noted by researcher M. Isaqova, “...the preserve the consistency of legislative language and development of a given language’s terminology is ensure its practical applicability [5]. American Journal Of Philological Sciences 113 https://theusajournals.com/index.php/ajps American Journal Of Philological Sciences (ISSN – 2771-2273) Today, the inappropriate and incorrect use of legal METHODOLOGY terms in many areas, the unclear interpretation of Since one of the main pillars of the legal sphere is legal some terms, of course, creates problems. This situation terminology, each society, when forming its legal leads to different understandings of legal documents. system, first of all, develops its legal language, legal M. Isaqova says: “A legal term is a word or a stable terms. combination of words that expresses the will of the In Uzbekistan, research on legal terms began at the legislator, is used uniformly in the texts of legal beginning of the last century. In particular, the documents, is a generalized name for a legal concept enlightened scientist Ghozi Yunus compiled the with a clear meaning, and is distinguished by its “Russian-Uzbek Brief Legal and Political Dictionary” in functional stability. Nevertheless, the legal terminology 1926. He tries to give Russian legal terms in the of each language system is characterized only by its dictionary based on Turkic words and for this he relies own characteristics” [5]. more on the book “Temur Regulations” by the great Thus, a legal term is a term that expresses legal norms commander Amir Temur, from which he takes most of and serves as the main component of any legal the legal terms. The scientist also published the language. Criminal Code “Penal Code of the Uzbek Social Soviet Republic” and the Criminal Procedure Code “Penal Sh. Kochimov says: “...a legal term is a wor