to the letter

idiom

: exactly or precisely
obey the law to the letter

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Prosecutors did not respond to the letter, so the man contacted the defense attorney. Gina Barton, USA Today, 2 May 2025 Image In response to the letter becoming public, the Transportation Department made the remarkable decision to remove those lawyers from the case and released a statement suggesting that the team was either incompetent or motivated by politics. Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 However, the president did not immediately respond to the letter. Jon Gambrell and Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025 Following Harvard’s refusal to capitulate to the letter’s ultimatum, Donald Trump threatened to revoke the university’s tax-exempt status. Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to the letter

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“To the letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20letter. Accessed 17 May. 2025.

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