legalism

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
legalism
    n 1: strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its
         spirit
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Legalism \Le"gal*ism\ (l[=e]"gal*[i^]z'm), n.
   Strictness, or the doctrine of strictness, in conforming to
   law.
   [1913 Webster]
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