Stringent

a.

1.

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.

Adj.

1.

stringent - demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures" Synonyms: rigorous, tight

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