3. The verbal expression; the literal meaning. We must observe the letter of the law, without doing violence to the reason of the law, and the intentions of the lawgiver. 4. Type; a charter formed of metal or wood, usually of metal, and used in printing books. 5. Letters, in the...
While complaining of Israeli oppression Arafat wields absolute, iron-fisted power. He regularly ignores laws passed by the legislature, convenes security courts that sometimes try, convict and sentence Palestinians in a single day. Some Palestinians accused of helping Israeli forces were executed within...