pith and substance
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
pith and substance (uncountable)
- (Canada, law) The content or subject matter, the leading feature or true nature and character of a law.
- c. 1985, Peter Hogg, Constitutional Law of Canada, 2nd edition, page 313:
- In determining the “pith and substance” of the legislation, ‘it is necessary to identify the dominant or most important characteristic of the challenged law’.
Further reading[edit]
- pith and substance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia