The literal meaning of something, as distinguished from its intended and remoter meaning (the spirit).
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Example
In obedience to humane laws, we muſt obſerve the letter of the Law, where we can without doing violence to the reaſon of the Law and the intention of the Law-giver: but where they croſſe each other, the charity of the Law is to be preferred before its diſcipline, and the reaſon of it before the letter.
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Part of speech
noun
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