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legalism
strict adherence to the law, esp the stressing of the letter of the law rather than its spirit


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He shows how each court is distinctively shaped by its locality, with one favoring a reintegrative approach to dispute settlement, another favoring reconciliation and the amelioration of inevitable conflicts in the community, and the last taking a more legalistic approach to dispute settlement.
Hopefully it's not just for some legalistic reason that we can only guess at.
Because the state is finding various excuses and explanations for not taking on its responsibilities, we are submitting a proposal today that the percentage imposed on electricity bills for the emissions is counteracted with the same reduction in VAT and in this way, without legalistic or other problems, the matter can be resolved and consumers won't have to pay once again for the governments' mistakes".
 
 
 
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