legalistic
Example Sentences
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His just-in-time epiphany leads him to do the very thing he has spent his whole career eschewing: substitute a simple calculus of immediate military advantage for legalistic code.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
Some observers question the value of the complex, legalistic talks which almost always over-run.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 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
