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Meaning of LEGALISM

Pronunciation:  'leegu`lizum

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 Definition: [n]  strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit
 
 See Also: conformism, conformity

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Le"gal*ism\ (l[=e]"gal*[i^]z'm), n.
Strictness, or the doctrine of strictness, in conforming to
law.
 

 

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