Legalese does have variable declarations, they just look a little different and are used more sparingly. For example, look at section 17 of Facebook's terms of

Legalese does have variable declarations, they just look a little different and are used more sparingly. For example, look at section 17 of Facebook's terms of service: https://www.facebook.com/terms https://www.facebook.com/terms The interesting part about legalese is that you get to argue with the compiler.