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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Legalist

· Le·gal·ist · IPA /ˈli.ɡəl.ɪst/
01 n. One who practices or advocates strict conformity to law; in theology, one who holds to the law of works. See Legal, 2 (a).
  1. 1.
    One who practices or advocates strict conformity to law; in theology, one who holds to the law of works. See Legal, 2 (a). See: Legal