letter of the law en · NOUN
Meanings
- (singular, singular-only) The strict interpretation of the law or rules, especially when it involves overliteral interpretation.
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Relateds
literalism · punctiliousness · pedantry · legalistic · legalism · dead letter · black-letter law · to the letter · antilegalism
Translations (7)
de Buchstaben des Gesetzes (strict interpretation of the law) · pl litera prawa (strict interpretation of the law) · cmn 法律的字面意義 /法律的字面意义 (strict interpretation of the law) · eo litero de leĝo (strict interpretation of the law) · fi lain kirjain (strict interpretation of the law) · mnw နကဵုလိက်ပ္ဍဲနှောဝ်ဥပဒေဂှ် (strict interpretation of the law) · cmn 法律條文 /法律条文 (strict interpretation of the law)