Definitions for: Stringent

[adj] demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

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

Synonyms: demanding, rigorous, tight

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