Abstract. This study offers a multidimensional legal-linguistic examination of English and Uzbek legal terminology through the integrated application of textual interpretation, doctrinal synthesis, and norm classification. The research addresses persistent challenges in cross-linguistic legal communication, including semantic asymmetry, conceptual non-equivalence, and structural divergence between the common-law terminology of English and the civil-law–oriented terminology of Uzbek. Using a corpus of statutory texts, judicial opinions, and doctrinal commentaries, the analysis identifies recurrent patterns of polysemy, terminological gaps, and culturally embedded meanings that complicate translational accuracy and comparative interpretation. Textual interpretation reveals how context-dependent definitional clauses and interpretive traditions shape semantic boundaries, while doctrinal synthesis demonstrates the influence of jurisprudential categories such as rights, liabilities, and procedural institutions on the evolution of core concepts. Norm classification further illuminates the functional behavior of terminology across imperative, dispositive, and procedural norms, highlighting differences in hierarchical structuring and normative force. The findings underscore the critical role of legal culture, cognitive framing, and legislative drafting practices in shaping terminological meaning. The study concludes that a triangulated methodological approach substantially improves semantic precision, supports harmonization efforts, and provides a robust foundation for ontology-driven multilingual legal resources, with implications for translators, lawmakers, and AI-assisted legal analysis.

Keywords: Legal linguistics, English–Uzbek legal terminology, semantic asymmetry, textual interpretation, doctrinal synthesis, norm classification, comparative legal analysis, terminological equivalence.

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