Definition of Legalistically

1. Adverb. In a legalistic manner; in a manner promoting legalism. ¹

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Definition of Legalistically

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Legalistically

legal tenders
legal term
legal transfer
legalese
legaleses
legalisation
legalisations
legalise
legalised
legalises
legalising
legalism
legalisms
legalist
legalistic
legalistically (current term)
legalists
legalities
legality
legalizable
legalization
legalizations
legalize
legalized
legalizer
legalizers
legalizes
legalizing
legally
legally binding

Literary usage of Legalistically

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Risk Management of Everything: Rethinking the Politics of Uncertainty by Michael Power (2004)
"... voluntary codes and organisation-specific rules is not useful; all are effectively experienced by organisational participants 'legalistically' and ..."

2. The Mercersburg Review by Alumni Association, Pa.) Marshall College (Mercersburg (1849)
"Luther contended against image abolitionists, who made a sin of images legalistically as such, and thought that everything was done, when they were ..."

3. Mercersburg Review (1849)
"Luther contended against image abolitionists, who made a sin of images legalistically as such, and thought that everything was done, when they were ..."

4. The Return of the Middle Class by John Corbin (1922)
"... while our legislators struggle legalistically at the task of adapting the static common law to the regulation of a new world, splendidly dynamic. ..."

5. Documentary History of the Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania (1898)
"The doctrine is often expounded too dryly, too legalistically, too gently, in too lofty or in too undignified a manner. When it is rightly understood and ..."

6. The Russian Pendulum: Autocracy by Arthur Bullard (1919)
"But if Kerensky, making up his mind to lose the support of these legalistically minded politicians of the Intel- ..."

7. The Relation of John Locke to English Deism by Samuel Gring Hefelbower (1918)
"After the manner of the times the Deists conceived religion legalistically. It consisted largely, perhaps almost entirely, in obeying certain laws. ..."

8. Manhood of Humanity: The Science and Art of Human Engineering by Alfred Korzybski (1921)
"They did not feel it "proper" to "expropriate the creator" and legalistically appropriate the earth and its treasure for themselves. ..."

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