stringency
1. a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit • Syn: tightness • Derivationally related forms: tight (for: tightness) • Hypernyms: lack, deficiency, want 2. conscientious attention to rules and details • Syn: strictness • Derivationally related forms: stringent, strict (for: strictness) • Hypernyms: conscientiousness, painstakingness
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