legalistic

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“On these legalistic issues, this is where you see some of the bigger breaks,” Mora said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

Some families opt for a more robust, legalistic document, called a constitution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

Ensign, the DOJ lawyer, tried to distract Boasberg with legalistic arguments claiming that it had not technically violated his commands.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2025

He said the amount of compensation being paid out had doubled in the last six months and the government was trying to make the compensation schemes "less legalistic, less adversarial".

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2025

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

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel