spirit of the law

English

Noun

spirit of the law

1. The interpretation of the law towards the end of providing justice, even if this interpretation does not fall within the law as written.

Translations

interpretation of the law

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 法律精神 (fǎlǜ jīngshén)

• Finnish: lain henki
• French: please add this translation if you can
• Mon: နကဵုစိုတ်ဓာတ်ပ္ဍဲနှောဝ်ဥပဒေဂှ်
• Polish: duch prawa m

See also

• black-letter law
• letter of the law