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 | Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th 
 
	
		| the letter of the law 
 
 the ˌletter of the ˈlaw idiom
 (often disapproving)the exact words of a law or rule rather than its general meaning
 • They insist on sticking to the letter of the law.
 •We might be guilty of slightly bending the letter of the law.
 Main entry: ↑letteridiom
 
 
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