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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
stringent /ˈstrɪn(d)ʒ(ə)nt/

▶adjective (of regulations or requirements) strict, precise, and exacting.

– derivatives
stringency noun,
stringently adverb.

– origin C17: from L. stringent-, stringere ‘draw tight’.

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