Dictionary

spirit of the law en · NOUN

Meanings

1. Either the intent behind a law's wording, or the reasonable effect that the law ought to be applied toward; the interpretation of the law towards the end of providing justice, even if this interpretation competes with one that is asserted to be overliteral, pedantic, or punctilious.

Coordinates

letter of the law

Relateds

in spirit · legalistic · legalism · honor in the breach · more honored in the breach · antilegalism

Translations (5)

cmn 法意 (interpretation of the law) · fi lain henki (interpretation of the law) · pl duch prawa (interpretation of the law) · mnw နကဵုစိုတ်ဓာတ်ပ္ဍဲနှောဝ်ဥပဒေဂှ် (interpretation of the law) · cmn 法律精神 (interpretation of the law)