legalistic

Example Sentences

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Some observers question the value of the complex, legalistic talks which almost always over-run.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

Read on and realize their book-length report is concocted for a bureaucratic and legalistic purpose, not a scientific one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

The retired brass and veterans organizations added emotionally charged addenda to that legalistic document.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

So they’re these very technical and legalistic questions: Is this really meant to include the president?

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2023

Don’t be picky or legalistic as to where its paw actually landed.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel