legalism

(lē'gə-lĭz'əm)
n.

1. Strict, literal adherence to the law or to a particular code, as of religion or morality.
2. A legal word, expression, or rule.

legalist le'gal·ist n.
legalistic le'gal·is'tic adj.
legalistically le'gal·is'ti·cal·ly adv.

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Excessive respect for the letter of the law, and the forms and institutions of law, at the expense of wider moral and social considerations.

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• Customs, Formalities, and Practices - legalism: legal term or expression; strict conformity to law

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See words rhyming with "legalist."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - legalisme, principrytteri, paragrafrytteri

Nederlands (Dutch)
legalisme, werkheiligheid, (overdreven) inachtneming van de wet, juridische term/regel

Français (French)
n. - légalisme, tournure juridique

Deutsch (German)
n. - Legalismus (übertriebenes Festhalten an Gesetzen)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νομικισμός

Italiano (Italian)
legalismo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - legalidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
приверженность букве закона

Español (Spanish)
n. - legalismo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - formalism, paragrafrytteri, (teol.) lagiskhet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
守法主义, 法律术语

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 守法主義, 法律術語

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 법률만능주의, 관료적 형식주의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 律法主義, 法律尊重主義

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مبدأ أو عقيدة التقيد الحرفي أو المفرط بالقانون أو بشرع ديني أو أخلاقي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דביקות יתירה בחוק ככתבו ולא כרוחו, דביקות בברית הישנה, אמונה בהשגת הגאולה באמצעות עבודה‬

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