英语词汇“the black letter of the law”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

the black letter of the law and variants: the precise words, terms, or strict interpretation of the law, as recorded in old printed texts; the exact or literal meaning of a law (rather than its practical or humane application); cf. earlier the letter of the law at letter n.¹ 6.

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1762 Anecd. Relative Affairs Germany 6 The sneers of certain..[people] who believe nothing (owing to the circumscribed and black letter of the law—their darling study!) for which they have not evidence.]

1774 Ld. Camden in Scots Mag. May 236/1 I hope judges will..never pretend to decide upon a claim of property, without attending to the old black letter of our law.

1819 Rep. Decisions Constit. Court S. Carolina 1817–8 1 64 We should lose the spirit, and enjoy nothing but the black letter of the common law.

1870 Albany Law Jrnl. 19 Mar. 205/1 The philosophy of ‘the dull black letter of the law’.

1904 Sat. Rev. 24 Dec. 794/1 The old charge against Charles [i.e. King Charles I] of tyrannous illegality has now shifted right round to that of blind adherence to the black-letter of the law.

1983 Miami Herald (Nexis) 9 Jan. d6 This is applying the black letter of the law when it could have been tempered with a discretionary hand.

2008 R. Kennedy Allied Health Professionals & Law Introd. 6 The ‘black letter’ of the law is important but it operates interactively with personal morality, professional ethics and a broader conception of human rights.

单词	the black letter of the law
释义	> as lemmas the black letter of the law the black letter of the law and variants: the precise words, terms, or strict interpretation of the law, as recorded in old printed texts; the exact or literal meaning of a law (rather than its practical or humane application); cf. earlier the letter of the law at letter n.¹ 6. ΚΠ 1762 Anecd. Relative Affairs Germany 6 The sneers of certain..[people] who believe nothing (owing to the circumscribed and black letter of the law—their darling study!) for which they have not evidence.] 1774 Ld. Camden in Scots Mag. May 236/1 I hope judges will..never pretend to decide upon a claim of property, without attending to the old black letter of our law. 1819 Rep. Decisions Constit. Court S. Carolina 1817–8 1 64 We should lose the spirit, and enjoy nothing but the black letter of the common law. 1870 Albany Law Jrnl. 19 Mar. 205/1 The philosophy of ‘the dull black letter of the law’. 1904 Sat. Rev. 24 Dec. 794/1 The old charge against Charles [i.e. King Charles I] of tyrannous illegality has now shifted right round to that of blind adherence to the black-letter of the law. 1983 Miami Herald (Nexis) 9 Jan. d6 This is applying the black letter of the law when it could have been tempered with a discretionary hand. 2008 R. Kennedy Allied Health Professionals & Law Introd. 6 The ‘black letter’ of the law is important but it operates interactively with personal morality, professional ethics and a broader conception of human rights. extracted from black lettern. < as lemmas
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