legalistic
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Legalistic debates over federal versus state sovereignty were just the most accessible handles to grab, the safest and most politically suitable ways to talk about alternative national visions.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Legalistic quibbles have no place in the answer to a complaint.
From How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence by Crowther, Mary Owens