Modyfikatory w tekście prawnym

The subject of the article are such components of a legal text (modifiers), which are intended to change the standard, dictionary meaning of the modified word (modifier’s argument). In grammatical terms, the modifier is most often an adjective or part of the speech acting as an adjective (e.g., adjectival participle, ordinal numeral, subordinate clause).The article presents a typology of modifiers used in legal texts. The criterion for distinguishing types is the characteristics of the argument, changed by the modifier. Of particular interest to the lawyer are repetition modifiers, intensity modifiers, limiting modifiers, relativization modifiers, adjustment modifiers and modifiers that indicate a place in the set. Knowledge of properties characteristic of the legal language of modifiers is useful both for the editing of a clear and ungrounded legal or legal text, as well as for the interpretation of this text. The article refers to examples of modifiers taken from valid legal texts.