legalism
noun
strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
legalist
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a word derived from
legalism.
Example Sentences
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“I’m a formalist and legalist by orientation,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2022
We live now in this cancel culture, and as for me, everyone can have their own opinions, but I am one of these guys who can be called a "legalist," and less a moralist.
From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2021
The late John Pierpont Morgan attracted Judge Gary, the legalist, to organize his iron and steel consolidation plans, and to give them grace.
From Time Magazine Archive
Strauss was speaking of that odd couple of the Middle East, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, the mercurial visionary, and Israeli Premier Menachem Begin, the Talmudic legalist.
From Time Magazine Archive
A revolutionist can be dealt with; but a liberal, a legalist, a moralist, who believes in men's rights, this is a dangerous animal.
From The Jew by Jo?zef Ignacy Kraszewski
