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legalistic

ADJECTIVE
judicial
Synonyms
STRONG
juridical
WEAK
administrative authoritative constitutional discriminating distinguished equitable forensic impartial judgelike judiciary jurisdictional juristic lawful magisterial official pontifical principled regular statutory

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Instead, the justices spent the hearing as they customarily do, engaged in a complex and legalistic discussion about how to analyze ambiguous text and how to weigh historical evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 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

Thomas said the process of compensation was getting faster, and being made "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