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Definition of Legalisms
1. legalism [n] - See also: legalism
Lexicographical Neighbors of Legalisms
Literary usage of Legalisms
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dial edited by Francis Fisher Browne (1916)
"ion of the day, employed legalisms as freely as he did and that some of them
introduced into their compositions many legal terms and allusions to which no ..."
2. Report of the National Bipartisan Commission on Central America by Henry A Kissinger (1998)
"We should also remember that language and legalisms alone, however well crafted,
will not provide airtight assurances in future cases not foreseen in the ..."
3. The Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare, Evangeline Maria O'Connor (1901)
"... expresses himself somewhat disappointed that he has not found more, of what
he calls legalisms in Shakespeare's dramas, founded upon English history. ..."
4. Battle for Ulster: A Study of Internal Security by Tom F. Baldy (1997)
"It becomes a game of words and legalisms; people rightly wonder what the government
believes. Having defined republican and loyalist prisoners as ..."
5. Freer Trade, Protected Environment: Balancing Trade Liberalization and by Carlisle Ford Runge, François Ortalo-Magné, Philip Vande Kamp (1994)
"... not be known until the end of the period in question.6 These GATT legalisms
raise three key issues of general relevance to trade and the environment. ..."
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