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
Gwydion	-	Welsh Mythology
Jerk	-	Swedish
Zaria	ZAHR-ee-ə	English (Modern)
Danyal	-	Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish
SunČAna	soon-CHAH-nah	Croatian
Elina	E-lee-nah (Finnish), e-LEE-nah (Swedish)	Finnish, Swedish