unfortunately when going with the letter of the law, then those who apply it can decide which definition is used. It always returns to the merits of those that apply the law, it still returns to the spirit of those that apply it. If the creators of the law pass, they cannot stand and say that was not their intent, and already even while alive there will be those that choose to apply it as they see fit. There are no words that can overcome this.

consider how even Christians have been persuaded to go on crusades while the very heart of Christianity says to love your neighbour as yourself. If the word was truly enough this could never have happened. Yet still to this day we have those professing to be Christians killing. It truly is a bizarre world we live in where such is the case...