the letter of the law

The jury clearly thought that the spirit, not the letter, of the law was more important in this case.

陪审团明确认为在这个案例中法律的内涵比其字面意义更为重要。

He called suggestions of wrong-doing absurd, saying Lone Star paid a 55 per cent premium for its stake in KEB and had followed the letter of the law in every one of its 50 transactions in South Korea.

他认为有关不当行为的说法非常荒谬。他表示，孤星为韩国外换银行的股份支付了55%的溢价，而公司在韩国的50笔交易中，每笔都严守法律规定。

They had stuck to the letter of the law and in my view they should be ashamed.

他们死抠法律字眼。依我看他们应该感到惭愧。

Whether people follow the letter of the law or just the spirit of the law, they recognize the need for laws to keep order in society.

不管人们是完全守法还是只遵守法律的精神，他们认同以法律来维持社会秩序的需要。

Nevertheless, he criticises the rules-based style of US accounting and says it enabled devious minds to breach the spirit, if not the letter, of the law.

然而，他批评美国会计制度以规则为本的风格，并表示，一些心术不正的人因此得以违反会计法精神（如果不是会计法条文的话）。

It is best if they have teachers who appreciate their unique approach and who do not hold them to the letter of the law.

如果他们有欣赏他们的独特方法、并且不会坚持让他们写法律信函的老师，这就最好了。

But I have an idea I think might satisfy all of us and also adhere to the letter of the law.

但是我有一个办法，我想可以令所有人满意，同时遵守法律条文。

Indeed, the biggest banks typically hired armies of lawyers to ensure that the letter of the law was respected, even as the spirit was perverted in increasingly creative, amoral ways.

事实上，大型银行通常会雇用大量律师，以确保法律的字面条文得到遵守尽管法律的精神正受到日益新颖和有违道德的歪曲。

They insist on sticking to the letter of the law.

他们坚持严守法律的字面意义。

They keep to the letter of the law.

他们不折不扣地遵守法律条文。

Here was the chance for the system to redeem itself at last, the spirit breaking through the letter of the law. And in a negative way, Eperson did what Alan wanted, by leaving him alone: 21

而艾伦则因此得到了一个突破体制的机会，那就是埃普森用一种消极的方式，实现了艾伦的愿望：不管他。

In general, though, I wonder if Sun while abiding to the letter of the law isn't violating the spirit of the law ( of open source and community).

总之，我想知道Sun虽然一直将法律放在首位是否没有违反法律精神（开放源码和社区方面）。

You intend to uphold the letter of the law, no matter what it costs?

你想不惜一切代价去遵守法律条文?

Goldman has been reduced to brandishing the letter of the law and insisting that it adhered to market practice, which is not the same as ethical principle.

高盛已经沦落到挥舞着法律条文，坚称自己符合市场惯例的地步，这与道德准则不是一回事。

The spirit of the law, not the letter of the law, should be your guide.

指导你的是规则的精神实质，而不是规则的文字本身。

I will consider what the Law says, however, I do not have stick to the letter of the law, it can be based on the balance of probability.

我会从法律方面进行考虑，但是我不会完全依据法律条款（文字）。我会基于可能性较高者做出决定。

They followed neither the spirit nor the letter of the law.

他们既不遵从法律的精神也不理睬它的文字。

Strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit.

严格遵守法律条文而不是法律精神。

Holding to the letter of the law, the judge sentenced the prisoner to the maximum penalty.

法官严格遵循法律条文，判处该囚犯以最重刑。

Cultural hurdles may make this one even harder to implement.But where the letter of the law leads, society may one day follow.

但既然法律作出了引导，社会或许终将有一日会遵守。

Google's fleet of autonomous test cars is programmed to follow the letter of the law.

按照设计，谷歌的自动测试车会严格遵守法律条文。

We must obey the spirit, not merely the letter, of the law.

我们必须从精神实质上遵守法律，而不是死扣条文。

As a result, how laws are implemented is often more important than the letter of the law.

其结果就是，法律的施行方式往往比条文本身更加重要。

Trying to fit in by following the letter of the law will not give us the gains in productivity promised by Agile.

以遵循字面意义的方式寻求变通，并不能让我们获得敏捷承诺的生产力提升。

We're just not following the letter of the law. 。

我们只是没有依法行事。

Obey the spirit, not the letter of the law.

要依照法律的精神实质，而不是字面意思。

It really comes down to following the letter of the law, that is they are not making it, making you return things any sooner and in fact most places are pretty generous.

那么，对他们来说，怎样才算损坏或故障呢？最终还是归结于法律规定，他们会让你尽快退换货物，实际上大多数地方非常慷慨。

The company said: We review each request to make sure that it complies with both the spirit and the letter of the law, and we may refuse to produce information or in some cases will try to narrow down the request.

谷歌表示：我们会审查每份请求，保证其与当地法律意旨及明文规定相一致，某些情况下，我们会拒绝提供信息或对其要求不予完全满足。

If bankers consider only whether they are complying with specific legal rules, they will create "alegal" transactions deals that fit the letter of the law but violate its spirit.

如果银行家只考虑是否符合具体的法规，他们就会创造“合法的”交易表面符合法律条文，但违背法律精神。

The leaders were concerned about the "letter of the law".

领袖们关心“律法的条文”。