1. legalist - Noun
2. legalist - Adjective
One who practices or advocates strict conformity to law; in theology, one who holds to the law of works. See Legal, 2 (a).
Source: Webster's dictionaryI am a legalist and a financial expert, I admit as much; but my disregard for the law goes no further. Jack Vance
Early emperors however embraced the Legalist ideal as a way of exerting control over their large and growing territory and population. Source: Internet
Influential Chinese Legalist philosopher Shen Buhai may be considered valuable as a rare premodern example of abstract theory of administration. Source: Internet
The term " bitten peach ", first used by Legalist philosopher Han Fei in his work Han Feizi, became a byword for homosexuality. Source: Internet
Time-Life Books 1993, p. 86 It was this Legalist thought combined with strong leadership from long-lived rulers, openness to employ talented men from other states, and little internal opposition that gave the Qin such a strong political base. Source: Internet