English Explanatory Dictionary

letter of the law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The strict interpretation of the law or rules, especially when it involves overliteral interpretation.

Word forms

letter of the law

Related words

antilegalism black-letter law dead letter legalism legalistic literalism pedantry punctiliousness to the letter
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