| 释义 |
a matter of formA point of correct procedure: they must as a matter of proper form check to see that there is no tax liability...- Up to now I always took such statements as being a matter of form, something that judges say as a way of consoling those who didn't win.
- If he is a just man who protects the poor he will be popular and will not need an electoral mandate, except as a matter of form.
- Your Honour, the only other matter is that, as a matter of form, I submit, the condition should be against the Commonwealth, rather than the Attorney.
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