"spirit of the law" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} spirit of the law
  1. The interpretation of the law towards the end of providing justice, even if this interpretation does not fall within the law as written. Wikipedia link: Letter and spirit of the law Categories (topical): Law Related terms: black-letter law, letter of the law Translations (interpretation of the law): 法律精神 (fǎlǜ jīngshén) (Chinese Mandarin), lain henki (Finnish), နကဵုစိုတ်ဓာတ်ပ္ဍဲနှောဝ်ဥပဒေဂှ် (Mon), duch prawa [masculine] (Polish)
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