prefer-concise-phrases

Flags padded phrases that a shorter word or nothing replaces.

Property	Value
Kind	Hard rule
Engine	`phrase`
Tier	`static`
Severity	`suggestion`
Intent	`style`
Scope	`text`

Why

Orwell’s third rule: if it is possible to cut a word out, cut it out. These stock phrases carry no more meaning than the single word that replaces them.

Examples

Flagged

Due to the fact that the deadline passed, we filed in order to preserve the claim.

Better

Because the deadline passed, we filed to preserve the claim.

Turning it off

lawlint --disable prefer-concise-phrases draft.md

Or durably, in .lawlint/config.json — see Configuration.