Meanings
- Within the letter of the law but not the spirit of the law.
His code was the end justified the means with men who operated windward of the law. Since thieves followed no rules, he played the game accordingly, with a slight variation. He wrote his own rules as he went along.
2006, Matt Braun, Westward of the Law, page 541 more example
"[…] drop my anchor to the windward of the law." Adams estimated the distance between them even as he spoke. Ryker gripped his stomach again and more sweat dripped from his unnaturally white face onto his filthy shirt, but he was well enough that any attempt at rushing him would be suicidal.
1998, Dean Barrett, Hangman's Point
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