Synonyms to Legalistic

Nevertheless, he had risen to great heights of rhetorical and legalistic reason. The crisis becomes less dangerous when it becomes legalistic and technical. And this corresponds to the position that the legalistic opposition had now taken. If he still has time, he can devote it to legalistic discussions, and it wouldn`t hurt. They protect against exaggeration and abuse of already defended freedom against legalistic encroachments. Al-Mughni`s testimony was technical, legalistic, convoluted and totally unconvincing. The legalistic controversy over missionary methods had previously absorbed so much energy that there was not much left for missionary work.