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1 letter
['letə]1) (a mark expressing a sound: the letters of the alphabet.) črka2) (a written message, especially sent by post in an envelope: She slowly took the letter from its envelope; Did you post my letter?) pismo•- letterbox
- letterhead
- to the letter* * *I [létə]nounčrka; pismo; plural uradno pismo, listina; plural književnosf, znanostto the letter — dobesedno, podrobnothe letter of the law — črka zakona, strogo po zakonufiguratively red-letter day — praznikman of letters — književnik, znanstvenikcommonwealth ( —ali republic) of letters — pisci, literatieconomy letter of acceptance — prejeta menica, akceptjuridically letter of administration — sodni nalog o upravi zapuščineeconomy letter of advice — spremno pismo, avizojuridically letter of allotment — sodni nalog o dodelitviletter of attorney — pooblastilo, polnomočjeeconomy letter of conveyance — tovorni spremni listletter of credence — pismeno priporočilo, akreditivno pismoeconomy letter of credit — kreditno pismoletter of marque — dovoljenje privatniku, da zaseže tujo trgovsko ladjoletters patent economy patentni listjuridically dekret, pooblastilo; juridically letters testamentary — pooblastilo izvrševalcu oporokeII [létə]transitive verbnapisati, zaznamovati s črkami, (naslov) natisnitiIII [létə]nounnajemodajalec -
2 law
[lo:]1) (the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed: Such an action is against the law; law and order.) pravo; zakon2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) zakon3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) zakon•- lawful- lawfully
- lawless
- lawlessly
- lawlessness
- lawyer
- law-abiding
- law court
- lawsuit
- be a law unto oneself
- the law
- the law of the land
- lay down the law* * *I [lɔ:]nounzakon, postava; pravo, pravoznanstvo; ( the) pravniki, pravniški poklic, American slang policija; sodni postopek, sodišče; načelo, pravilo; zakonitost; sport prednost (dana slabšemu tekmecu); figuratively milostni rok, odlogthe law of the Medes and Persians — nepreklicen zakon, stara navadato be a law unto o.s. — biti sam sebi zakon, ravnati po lastni voljito follow ( —ali go in for) the law — biti pravnik, študirati pravoto lay down the law — odločati, imeti glavno besedo, samovoljno ravnati, vsiliti svojo vouoletter of the law — dosledno, dobesednolaw and order — mir in red, spoštovanje zakonovDoctor of Laws (LL.D.) — doktor pravaAmerican to call in the law — poklicati policijoII [lo:]interjectionBritish English vulgar pojte no! (izraz začudenja) -
3 follow
['foləu] 1. verb1) (to go or come after: I will follow (you).) slediti2) (to go along (a road, river etc): Follow this road.) iti po3) (to understand: Do you follow (my argument)?) slediti4) (to act according to: I followed his advice.) držati se•- follower- following 2. adjective1) (coming after: the following day.) naslednji2) (about to be mentioned: You will need the following things.) naslednji3. preposition(after; as a result of: Following his illness, his hair turned white.) zaradi4. pronoun(things about to be mentioned: You must bring the following - pen, pencil, paper and rubber.) naslednje- follow up* * *I [fɔlou]1.transitive verbslediti, iti po sledi, spremljati koga; priključiti se; ubogati, pokoriti se; prizadevati si za kaj; iti za čim; ( from) izhajati, izvirati; biti posledica; ukvarjati se, posvetiti se; preganjati; dojeti, razumeti; strinjati se;2.intransitive verbslediti, kasneje se zgoditito follow s.o.'s advice — ravnati se po nasvetu kogaas follows — kakor sledi, sledečeII [fɔlou]nounsledenje; udarec (biljard); colloquially dodatek k obroku hrane -
4 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) poleg, blizu, pri2) (past: going by the house.) mimo3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) po4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) od5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) s, z6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) po7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) do8) (during the time of.) med9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) do, za10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) krat11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) na12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) po2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) blizu, zraven2) (past: A dog ran by.) mimo3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) poleg, na stran•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) obiti- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way* * *I [bai]prepositionblizu, pri, ob, od, do, med, po, s, polegby s.o.'s bedside — ob postelji kogaby blood — po izvoru, po roduby the by(e) — mimogrede povedano, da ne pozabimby chance — po naključju, slučajnoby dint of — zaradi, s pomočjoby George! — pri moji veri!by Jove! — pri moji veri!by leaps and bounds — skokoma, hitroby letter — pismeno, s pismomby means of — s pomočjo, sby now — sedaj, že, medtemone by one — drug za drugim, posameznoby o.s. — sam zase, sam od sebeby sea — po morju, z ladjoby stealth — kradoma, skrivajby this time — medtem; že; ob tem časuby turns — menjaje, drug za drugim, po vrstitwo by two, by twos — po dvaby the way — mimogrede, približnoII [bai]adverbblizu, v bližini, poleg, zraven; mimoby and by — kmalu nato, kasnejefiguratively to pass s.o. by — prezreti koga -
5 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) proti, na2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) do3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) do4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.)5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.)6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) na7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) od; proti8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) po; na9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) da10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) v (skoraj) zaprtem stanju2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).)•* * *I [tu:, tu, tə]preposition (osnovni pomen k);1.(krajevno) k, proti, do, v, na, poleg, obto arms! — k orožju!next door to us — sosedna vrata, tik poleg naših vrat (poleg nas)to take one's hat off to s.o. — odkriti se komu;2.(časovno) doto time — točno, pravočasnoto live to a great age — doživeti visoko starost;3.(namera, cilj, posledica ipd.)as to... — kar se tiče...to you colloquially vam na uslugoto what purpose? — čemú?dead fallen to their hands — mrtvi, ki so padli od njihove rokethat is nothing to me — to se me ne tiče; to ni nič zamewhat is that to you? — kaj te to briga?to come to hand — priti v roke, v posesthere's to you! — na tvoje (vaše) zdravje!to drink to s.o.'s health — piti na zdravje kake osebe, nazdraviti komuwould to God (Heaven)! — daj bog!;4.(stopnja, mera, meja)to the full — do sitega, do mile voijeto a great extent — v veliki meri, zelothey were to the number of 400 — bilo jih je 400;5.(pripadnost, posest)that is all there is to it — to je vse in nič več;6.(odnos, razmerje)aversion to s.th. — odpor do česanothing to... — nič v primeri z...to all appearance — po vsem videzu, po vsej prilikito my (your etc) heart's desire — po moji (tvoji itd.) mili voljithree to dozen — tri na ducat;7.(rabi za tvorbo dajalnika)she was a good mother to him — bila mu je dobra mati;8.(za oznako nedoločnika, pred nedoločnikom)there is no one to see us — nikogar ni, ki bi nas videlwhat am I to do? — kaj naj naredim?he was seen to fall — videli so ga, kako je padelwe expect her — to come pričakujemo, da bo prišlato be honest, I should decline — če hočem biti pošten, moram odkloniti;9.(kot nadomestilo za predhodni nedoločnik)I don't go because I don't want to — ne grem, ker nočem (iti)I meant to ring you up but had no time to — nameraval sem vam telefonirati, pa nisem imel časa (telefonirati)II [tu:]adverbv normalnem (zlasti zaprtem) stanju; v mirnem položajuto and fro, to and back — sem in tjato bring s.o. to — spraviti koga k zavestito come to — priti k sebi, zavedeti se, osvestiti seto fall to — planiti (na jed, jedačo)to set to — lotiti se dela, pravilno začeti -
6 stand
[stænd] 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) stati2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) vstati3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) stati4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) veljati5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) stati6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) stati7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) kandidirati8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) postaviti9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) prestati; prenašati10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) dati za2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) položaj2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) stojalo3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) stojnica4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) tribuna5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) prostor za priče•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) trajanje2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) ugled•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) na čakalnem seznamu5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) potovati v aranžmaju stand-by- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to* * *I [stænd]nounstanje (na nogah), položaj, mesto; stališče; tribuna, oder; stojnica, začasna prodajalna na trgu; stojalo, mizica, regal, polica; photography stativ; postaja, postajališče, parkirni prostor za taksije; zastoj (tudi figuratively), ustavitev, odpor; theatre gostovanje igralcev, trajanje gostovanja; American (še) nepožeto žito; (še) neposekan gozd; zajezena voda; obsolete garnitura; obsolete dialectal roj (čebel), history krdelo (vojakov); juridically American prostor za pričea stand of arms — popolna oprema z orožjem za vojaka, puška s priborombook-stand — stojnica, kiosk za prodajo knjiggrand stand — uradna (glavna) tribuna (na tekmah, dirkah itd.)news stand American kiosk za prodajo časopisovone-night stand theatre enkratno (igralsko) gostovanjeto be at a stand obsolete odreveneti, obstrmeti (od začudenja), biti zbegan, zmedento be brought (to come) to a stand — ustaviti se, zastati, obstatito bring to a stand — (za)ustaviti, privesti do ustavitve, do zastojato make a stand — upirati se, ustavljati se (čemu)he took his stand on the letter figuratively oprl, skliceval se je na pismoto take the stand American juridically nastopiti kot priča, potrditi s prisego (on s.th. kaj)II [stænd]1.intransitive verbstati (na nogah itd.); dosegati stalno višino v stoječem položaju; postaviti se pokonci; biti nameščen, ležati, biti, nahajati se; stati na mestu, nehati se premikati, (za)ustaviti se; ostati brez sprememb, veljati tudi vnaprej, ne izgubiti moči (veljave); zadržati, obdržati svoj dosedanji položaj; zavzemati se ( for za); zagovarjati ( for kaj); zavzemati stanoviten odnos do česa; nasprotovati ( against čemu), upirati se; vztrajati, vzdržati, ostajati; oklevati, bati se (at česa), ustrašiti se; sestajati (in iz); skladati se, biti v skladu ( with z); kandidirati, biti kandidat ( for za); nabrati se, zbrati se; (za)pihati, pri(haja)ti (o vetru); colloquially stati, veljati; biti v prid (komu), koristiti; nautical pluti, držati se določene smeri (for, to proti); stopiti ( back nazaj)stand! — stoj!stand at ease! military voljno!stand fast! military British English mirno!, military American vod, stoj!to stand aghast — zgroziti se, osupnitito stand against s.o. — postaviti se proti, uveljaviti se proti komuto stand at attention military stati v pozoruwe will stand by whatever he says — z vsem, kar bo rekel, bomo soglašalito stand corrected — uvideti, priznati svojo krivdoI won't stand for this American tega ne bom trpel (prenašal)to stand for s.o. (with s.o.) — potegniti se za koga, potegniti s komto stand gaping — stati in zijati, zijala prodajatito stand good — ostati veljaven, obdržati svojo veljavo (vrednost)to stand in line American stati in čakati v vrstito stand in terror of s.o. — bati se kogait stands me in 8 shillings a bottle colloquially steklenica me stane 8 šilingovto stand neutral — biti, ostati nevtralento stand on ceremony — paziti (gledati) na etiketo, ceremonialno se obnašatito stand on one's own feet — stati na lastnih nogah, figuratively opravljati svoje zadeve brez tuje pomočistand on me for that slang zanesi se name glede tega!she stands over the girl while she does her homework — ona pazi na (nadzira) deklico, ko dela domačo nalogoto stand pat slang ostati trdento stand the racket slang plačati ceno, globoto stand security (surety, sponsor) for s.o. — biti porok, jamčiti za kogato stand still — mirovati, ostati miren, ustaviti seto stand to one's guns (one's colours) figuratively trdno vztrajati pri svojem (prepričanju, mnenju), military držati postojankoto stand to one's oars — pošteno, krepko zaveslatito stand to it that... — vztrajati na tem, da...to stand upon one's trial juridically stati, biti pred sodiščemto stand (a) watch nautical , to stand guard military biti na stražito stand well with s.o. — dobro se razumeti (shajati) s komif it stands with honour — če se sklada s častjo;2.transitive verbpostaviti; ustaviti; zoperstaviti se, upirati se (čemu); prenašati, prenesti, trpeti (koga, kaj); podvreči se, prestati; colloquially dati (plačati) za; stati (biti) pred (čem)to stand an assault — vzdržati, upreti se napaduto stand a drink colloquially dati za pijačoto stand a chance — imeti možnost (priliko, priložnost, upanje, šanso)to stand the test — prestati preizkušnjo, izkazati se, obnesti seto stand one's trial — biti zaslišan pred sodiščcm; -
7 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) običajen2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) skupen3) (publicly owned: common property.) javen4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) prostaški5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) poprečen6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) obči2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) občinsko zemljišče- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common* * *I [kɔmən]adjective ( commonly adverb)skupen, javen; navaden, poprečen, obči; prostaški, plebejski, vulgarento make common cause with — podpirati kaj, delati za isto stvarslang common or garden — zelo vsakdanji, šablonskimusic common chord — trozvokgrammar common gender — dvojni spolII [kɔmən]nounobčinsko zemljišče, občinski pašnik; juridically dohodek od zemljišča -
8 answer
1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) odgovor2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) rešitev2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) odgovoriti (na)2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) dvigniti slušalko; odpreti3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) zadostiti4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) ustrezati•- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphone* * *I [á:nsə], American [aensə]noun(to) odgovor, odziv, reakcija, replika; rešitev (naloge); odzdrav; nasprotni udareccolloquially the answer is a lemon — kakšno neumno vprašanje!II [á:nsə], American [aensə]1.transitive verb(to) odgovoriti, odgovarjati; ustrezati, uslišati, izpolniti (prošnjo); rešiti (vprašanje);2.intransitive verbodgovoriti; posrečiti se; jamčiti, biti odgovoren; biti pokorento answer a call — odgovoriti po telefonu, odzvati se klicuto answer s.o.'s expectations — izpolniti pričakovanja koga -
9 read
[red]past tense, past participle; = read* * *I [ri:d]nounbranje, čitanje; čas (oddih, pavza) za branjeto take a read — (malo) brati, čitatiII [ri:d]1.transitive verbbrati, čitati, razbrati; prebrati, prečitati (off, through); (raz)rešiti, reševati (uganke); preučiti (up); razlagati, tolmačiti, pojasnjevati; predavati, učiti (s čitanjem), seznaniti koga s pisateljevimi mislimi; napoved(ov)ati, prerokovati; zvedeti, doznati (iz časopisa); študirati; uspavati koga z branjem (into, to sleep); (o toplomeru) (po)kazati, (za)beležitito read s.th. to s.o. — čitati komu kajto read s.o. like a book figuratively točno koga spregledati (spoznati, razumeti)to read s.o.'s face — brati komu na obrazuto read s.o.'s fortune — prerokovati komu prihodnostwith whom do you read Greek? — pri kom študirate grščino?to read music — brati note, igrati po notahto read a manuscript — oceniti, recenzirati rokopisto read s.o. a lesson — ošteti koga, brati komu levitedo you read me? — me razumeš?how do you read this passage? — kako razumete ta odstavek?to read the riot act — dati zadnje svarilo o posledicah slabega vedenja (npr. pri izgredih, demonstracijah pred vojaškim posegom)to read s.th. into a text — hoteti brati v besedilu nekaj, česar v njem niparliament the bill will be read tomorrow for the second time — zakonski osnutek bo jutri drugič v razpravishe likes being read to — ona ima rada, da ji kaj berejothe thermometer reads 30° C in the shade — termometer kaže 30° C v senci;2.intransitive verbbrati, čitati; dati se brati; glasiti se; zvedeti z branjem, brati (about, of o); študirati, učiti se, pripravljati se, pripraviti se za izpit ( for za)III [red]1.preterite & past participle od to read;2.adjectivebran, čitan; načitan (in v)a well-read man — načitan, izobražen človek -
10 refer
[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) omeniti2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) nanašati se3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) napotiti4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) pogledati (v)•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) soditi- reference book
- reference library* * *[rifɜ:]1.transitive verbnapotiti (to k, na), opozoriti (to na); predložiti, pripisovati kaj (to s.o. komu); predati, prepustiti, dodeliti (to komu);2.intransitive verbnanašati se (to na), tikati se (to česa); sklicevati se (to na), obrniti se na, zateči se k; kazati na, posredno misliti na, namigovati (to na), omenitito refer oneself to — prepustiti se, predati se, zaupati se, zaupno se obrniti na, zanesti se nareferred to — ki se nanaša na; o komer (čemer) je govorthe point referred to — omenjena, tista točkato refer to drawer — (kratica: R.D.) obrazec, ki ga banka napiše na ček, ki nima denarnega kritjato refer a matter to arbitration — prepustiti zadevo arbitraži, razsodišču -
11 file
I 1. noun(a line of soldiers etc walking one behind the other.) vrsta2. verb(to walk in a file: They filed across the road.) hoditi v vrstiII 1. noun1) (a folder, loose-leaf book etc to hold papers.) mapa2) (a collection of papers on a particular subject (kept in such a folder).) kartoteka3) (in computing, a collection of data stored eg on a disc.) datoteka2. verb1) (to put (papers etc) in a file: He filed the letter under P.) uvrstiti v kartoteko2) (to bring (a suit) before a law court: to file (a suit) for divorce.) začeti sodni postopek•- filename- filing cabinet III 1. noun(a steel tool with a rough surface for smoothing or rubbing away wood, metal etc.) pila2. verb(to cut or smooth with a file: She filed her nails.) piliti- filings* * *I [fail]nounpilafiguratively izgotovitev, dovršitev; slang navihanec, premetenec; slang a close file — velik skopuhfiguratively it needs the file — treba ga je še izpilitislang old ( —ali deep) file — navihanec, premetenec; tovarišII [fail]transitive verbpiliti; figuratively izpiliti, popravitiIII [fail]nounkup aktov; arhiv, kartoteka, register za dokumente; urejanje aktovIV [fail]transitive verburejati (akte, dopise), registrirati; American vložiti prošnjo ( with pri)to file away — dati v arhiv, registriratiV [fail]nounmilitary vrsta, kolona; četarank and file — podčastniki in prostaki; povprečni ljudjeVI [fail]transitive verb & intransitive verbv vrsto (se) postaviti; military defilirati, korakati v gosjem redu -
12 attorney
[ə'tə:ni]1) (a person who has the legal power to act for another person.) zastopnik2) ((American) a lawyer.) odvetnik* * *[ətɔ:ni]nounjuridically pravni zastopnik; odvetnik; pooblaščenec; imenovanje pravnega zastopnika, zastopanjeby attorney — po nalogu, po pooblastilu
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letter of the law — n. A strict, literal, word for word interpretation of laws and statutes. See also spirit of the law The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. letter of the law … Law dictionary
letter of the law — If people interpret laws and regulations strictly, ignoring the ideas behind them, they follow the letter of the law … The small dictionary of idiomes
letter of the law — If people interpret laws and regulations strictly, ignoring the ideas behind them, they follow the letter of the law. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
(the) letter of the law — the letter of the law phrase the exact words that are used in a law, rather than its general meaning Thesaurus: law, laws and parts of lawshyponym Main entry: letter * * * the ˌletter of the ˈlaw idiom (often disapproving) the exa … Useful english dictionary
the letter of the law — FORMAL ► LAW the exact words of a law and not its more important general meaning: »The bank was operating within the letter of the law. Main Entry: ↑letter … Financial and business terms
the letter of the law — The literal interpretation of the law • • • Main Entry: ↑letter … Useful english dictionary
letter of the law — the dry law, the literal law, the law as interpreted in a literal and strict manner … English contemporary dictionary
The Letter of the Law — See Letter and spirit of the law for the idiomatic expression. The Letter of the Law is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the United States in the February 1936 edition of Redbook , and in the United Kingdom in the April… … Wikipedia
(the) letter of the law — formal the exact words of a law and not its more important general meaning. There is always the danger that a judge may follow the letter of the law rather than its spirit … New idioms dictionary
letter of the law — noun The strict interpretation of the law or rules … Wiktionary
letter of the law — Expression used to denote the exact, strict interpretation of a statute, ordinance, regulation, or law … Black's law dictionary