Usually means: Strict adherence to legal text.
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  1. the letter of the law: Merriam-Webster
  2. the letter of the law: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. letter of the law: Wiktionary
  4. Letter of the law, The Letter of the Law: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. letter of the law: Legal dictionary

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  1. the letter of the law: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (letter of the law)

noun:  (singular only) The strict interpretation of the law or rules.

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