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letter of the law — n. A strict, literal, word for word interpretation of laws and statutes. See also spirit of the law The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. letter of the law … Law dictionary
The Letter of the Law — See Letter and spirit of the law for the idiomatic expression. The Letter of the Law is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the United States in the February 1936 edition of Redbook , and in the United Kingdom in the April… … Wikipedia
spirit of the law — index equity (justice) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 spirit of the law … Law dictionary
Letter and spirit of the law — The letter of the law versus the spirit of the law is an idiomatic antithesis. When one obeys the letter of the law but not the spirit, he is obeying the literal interpretation of the words (the letter ) of the law, but not the intent of those… … Wikipedia
The Law of Christ — is mentioned in the Bible, in the Epistle to the Galatians: Bear one another s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2, New King James Version). There is also a reference to Christ s law in the First Epistle to the Corinthians,… … Wikipedia
The Law that Never Was — The Law That Never Was: The Fraud of the 16th Amendment and Personal Income Tax is a 1985 book by William J. Benson and Martin J. Red Beckman, which claims that the Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution commonly known as the… … Wikipedia
The letter of the eight — was signed on 30 January, 2003, by the prime ministers for five of then fifteen members of the European Union in addition to three high representatives for the Central European countries that were to enter the union in 2004. It expressed indirect … Wikipedia
windward of the law — adverb Within the letter of the law. [...] drop my anchor to the windward of the law. Adams estimated the distance between them even as he spoke. Ryker gripped his stomach again and more sweat dripped from his unnaturally white face onto his… … Wiktionary
law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… … Law dictionary
The Book of the Law — Infobox Book name = The Book of the Law, or Liber AL vel Legis title orig = translator = Aleister Crowley (Weiser 2004 Centennial Edition)] image caption = author = Aleister Crowley illustrator = cover artist = country = Egypt language = English… … Wikipedia
