as of right and not on sufferance
By right, according to justice, and not as a favor or out of compassion, 'beyond the letter of the law.'
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
בִּזְכוּת וְלֹא בְּחֶסֶד
Definition (Hebrew)
עַל פִּי זְכוּת כַּדִּין וְלֹא מִתּוֹךְ חֶסֶד אוֹ חֶמְלָה, שֶׁלֹּא "לִפְנֵים מִשּׁוּרַת הַדִּין".
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)