lǜ tiáo
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  • 1

    n.articles or clauses of law; legal article/clause

    • dé guó de lǜ tiáo zhōng réng wèi shè lì nèi mù jiāo yì zuì

      德国律条设立内幕交易

      Germany still has no insider-dealing offence in its statute books.

    • tā men kě néng fàn le wāi qū lǜ tiáo de zuì xíng

      他们可能歪曲律条罪行

      They might be guilty of bending the letter of the law.

  • 2

    n.norm; criterion; rules

    • jǐn guǎn huì gěi tā de jiā tíng dài lái kùn nan fǎ guān hái shi yán gé yī jù lǜ tiáo pàn tā rù yù

      尽管家庭带来困难法官还是严格依据律条入狱

      In spite of the difficulties it would cause his family, the judge stuck to the letter of the law and jailed him.