英语词汇“the letter of the law”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	the letter of the law
释义	the letter of the law phrase [preposition PHRASE, PHRASE after verb] If you say that someone keeps to the letter of the law , you mean that they act according to what is actually written in the law, rather than according to the general principles of it, especially when you disapprove of this. They had stuck to the letter of the law and in my view they should be ashamed. See full dictionary entry for letter the letter of the law what is actually written in the law, rather than the moral principles on which it is based. You usually use this expression to show disapproval. The Home Office stuck to the letter of the law over the definition of dependants.
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