Definition of "legalists" [legalists]

• Plural form of legalist. (noun)

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• "Many homemakers in the 50's wore dresses and were not called "legalists" --- nor were the Victorians called "legalists" at the time."
• "I was actually trying to single out Shang Yang from the rest of the 'legalists', and tried to argue that the later legalists probably have mis-understood Shang's spirit and believes. in other words, calling Shang a legalist is a misnomer."
• "Curious archeo-legalists will enjoy its exotic stupidity, so impractical that everybody in France laughs at it with shame, including the members of Sarkozy's locked-down majority party who didn't dare to vote against it."