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stringent |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stringent \Strin"gent\ (str[i^]n"jent), a. [L. stringens, -entis, p. pr of stringere to draw or bind tight. See {Strain}.] Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as stringent rules They must be subject to a sharper penal code, and to a more stringent code of procedure. --Macaulay. -- {Strin"gent*ly}, adv -- {Strin"gent*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stringent adj : demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures" [syn: {rigorous}, {tight}]
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