Meaning:
The explicit meaning of a law, as opposed to the spirit of the law, the law’s general intention
Examples:
- Listen, Sheriff, if you want to play Letter of the Law, you go right ahead.
- We're here to deal with the letter of the law.
- Obey both the intent and the letter of the law.
- We're here to deal with the letter of the law.
- You can't love by the letter of the law.
- He lives by the letter of the law.
- I just want you to understand the letter of the law.
- Protection is considered more important than the letter of the law.
- Bottom line, it is within the letter of the law.
- In the meantime, we must adhere to the letter of the law.