3
judicial(adjective, court, justice, legal)
3
legal(adjective, regular, court, justice, juridical)
3
nice
2
forensic(adjective, regular, court, justice, principled)
2
contentious
2
disputatious
2
fine
2
lawful(adjective, regular, court, justice, principled)
2
literal
2
litigious
2
niggling
2
nit-picking
2
pettifogging
2
quibbling
2
strict
2
subtle
1
cavilling
1
hair-splitting
1
administrative(adjective, regular, court, justice, principled)
1
constitutional(adjective, regular, court, justice, principled)
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