the letter of the law

(formal)

the exact words of a law and not its more important general meaning There is always the danger that a judge may follow the letter of the law rather than its spirit.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Makari	-	Russian (Archaic)
KnÚTr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
MikoŁAj	mee-KAW-way	Polish
Florentina	-	Spanish, Late Roman
Vilma	VEEL-mah (Finnish)	Spanish, Hungarian, German, Swedish, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian
Rodrigue	-	French