letter of the law
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Noun
1.1.1
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1.2
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Letter and spirit of the law
Wikipedia
Noun
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letter
of
the
law
(
singular only
)
The
strict
interpretation
of the
law
or
rules
.
Translations
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strict interpretation of the law
Chinese:
Mandarin:
法律
的
字面
意義
/
法律
的
字面
意义
(
fǎlǜ de zìmiàn yìyì
)
,
法律
條文
/
法律
条文
(
fǎlǜ tiáowén
)
Esperanto:
litero de leĝo
Finnish:
lain kirjain
French:
please add this translation if you can
German:
Buchstaben des Gesetzes
pl
Mon:
နကဵုလိက်ပ္ဍဲနှောဝ်ဥပဒေဂှ်
Polish:
litera prawa
(pl)
f
See also
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black-letter law
dead letter
literalism
spirit of the law
to the letter
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