Stringentness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           They must be subject to a sharper penal code, and to a
           more stringent code of procedure.        --Macaulay.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Strin"gent*ly}, adv. -- {Strin"gent*ness},
     n.
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