In other cultures, good citizens live by the spirit of the law. They see the law only as a general guideline.

而在其它文化中，好公民则按着法律的精神来做，他们视法律为一般的准则，通常只有在执法人员会看到的情况下才守法。

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Bear trouble with endurance, but follow the law, if not always the letter that is list the spirit of the law.

要在困苦中忍耐，但是要遵守法律。法律的精神或许就在忍耐之中吧。

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Whether people follow the letter of the law or just the spirit of the law, they recognize the need for laws to keep order in society.

不管人们是完全守法还是只遵守法律的精神，他们认同以法律来维持社会秩序的需要。

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Judge Maria Lourdes Afiuni, following the spirit of the law, granted the banker conditional release pending trial.

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He saw a violation, in other words, of the spirit of the law.

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Nor is it anyone playing games and avoiding the spirit of the law.

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