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stringency

DEFINITIONS OF: stringency

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n conscientious attention to rules and details

Synonyms:
strictness
Type of:
conscientiousness, painstakingness
the trait of being painstaking and careful

n a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit

Synonyms:
tightness
Type of:
deficiency, lack, want
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
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