n. 文牍主义

[法] 条文主义, 墨守法律条文, 合法主义

[ noun ]
strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit
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Legalism \Le"gal*ism\ (l[=e]"gal*[i^]z'm), n.
Strictness, or the doctrine of strictness, in conforming to
law.