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legalistic

of, relating to, or exhibiting strict adherence to the law, especially to the letter of the law rather than its spirit.
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Living at the end of the chaos of the Warring States period, Xunzi attempted to keep a balance between Confucian ideal and Legalistic reality.
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He was a key figure in dismantling a long hegemony of pietism, the interpretation of Paul as a guilt-ridden introspective conscience who found his way to personal salvation only by taking a leap of faith and by breaking all ties with a supposedly legalistic Judaism.
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Forgive us for being legalistic (we are, after all, lawyers), but in an administrative law context, a "rule" does not include a revenue "ruling," precisely because the latter is not subject to the APA's notice, comment, and publication safeguards.
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The approach of obedience to stated rules and stress on legalistic interpretations could lead us to the conclusion that any action not explicitly prohibited is acceptable.
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Regarded as the earliest theory on corporate governance, the legalistic approach is grounded under the Companies' Act and common law.
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