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Originally Posted by Alfonso

Thanks a lot, David. Let me explain what I meant, just to check other possibilities out:

• In Spanish you can use jerga de abogados, if it's got a not very good connotation the English term.
• In Spanish you can use jerga de abogados, just in case it's got a not very good connotation the English term.

I Know in these two last sentences, at least, the word order is wrong. OK, but is it acceptable in a colloquial register or when talking? I wrote what came to my mind, but I know I'm thinking Spanishly.

Let's check the English word order:

• In Spanish you can use jerga de abogados, if the English term hasn't got a very good connotation.
• In Spanish you can use jerga de abogados, just in case the English term hasn't got a very good connotation.

Thanks a lot for your help!

Alfonso,
You weren't thinking Spanishly enough.
Here's how to say it in English, and it would be very similar to Spanish:
In Spanish you can use jerga de abogados, but it doesn't have a very
good connotation (or it's somewhat derogatory)