单词 | the full rigour of the law |
释义 | > as lemmasthe full (also utmost) rigour of the law b. the full (also utmost) rigour of the law and variants: the full (also utmost) scope permitted by the law; the application or enforcement of the law in the strictest, severest, or least merciful terms. ΚΠ 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iii. xix. f. 209v If beyng deliuered from this seuere exacting of the lawe, or rather from the whole rigor of the lawe, thei heare that they be called of God with fatherly gentlenesse: thei wil merily & with great cherefulnesse answer his calling. 1637 R. Humfrey tr. St. Ambrose Christian Offices i. 18 Ful performance of duty according to the extreme rigour of the law. 1798 C. Stearns Rogue proved Honest i. iii. 359 Your brother is a villain, & I intend to prosecute him to the utmost rigor of the law. 1831 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1886) II. 330 The party offending should..be..proceeded with to the utmost rigour of the law. 1873 Harper's Mag. Nov. 939/1 The Italian citizens of this country..desire the utmost rigor of the law to be employed toward those engaged in this diabolical occupation. 1965 Times 5 May 6/6 The magistrates are prepared to invoke the utmost rigour of the law. 1998 A. Taylor Suffocating Night xliv. 311 I shall pursue this with the full rigour of the law. I hope you won't mind if I use your telephone to ring the police. < as lemmas |
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