the letter of the law

At that time, according to the letter of the law.

You know, this whole issue is one where I have gone well beyond the letter of the law.

In this case, the court seems to be following the letter of the law.

I mean as in that's the letter of the law, not what you can get away with.

We hold all other nations to the letter of the law.

Some places are doing more than just meeting the letter of the law.

Make sure they know what you expect, and then hold them to the letter of the law.

To the letter of the law, but with no heart to be fair to them.

Such schools were both controversial and outside the letter of the law.

Totally according to the letter of the law, mind you, but different.

"I have gone beyond the letter of the law," he said.

"We have and will continue to follow the letter of the law," she said.

But it looks like you have stayed within the letter of the law.

I try to live by the letter of the law."

"We are following the letter of the law," he said.

"To go by the letter of the law, how are you going to get in there?

He had done no wrong, followed the letter of the law, was respectable.

But after reading the letter of the law, it looked possible that even I might be entitled to one.

But he chose to take the letter of the law at face value and run anyway.

Asking her for it would have violated the letter of the law.

Meeting the letter of the law, but contrary to its spirit.

Worse, they played by the letter of the law in distribution.

Were they to uphold the letter of the Law, or the spirit?

And other times you have to reach for the letter of the law to make something happen."

Is it any wonder I became accustomed to the letter of the law?