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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Stringent \Strin"gent\ (str[i^]n"jent), adjective [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}, adverb -- {Strin"gent*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
stringently
adverb: in a stringent manner; "the laws are stringently enforced"; "stringently controlled" [syn: {strictly}]
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