Letter of the law vs. spirit of the law. One could argue that 'a corporation has personhood' is a technical contrivance that tries to manipulate the letter of

Letter of the law vs. spirit of the law. One could argue that 'a corporation has personhood' is a technical contrivance that tries to manipulate the letter of the law into achieving a particular outcome. Going with the spirit of the law instead, that argument would never hold water.