stringency

1 a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit [syn: tightness]

2 conscientious attention to rules and details [syn: strictness]

English

Noun

1. A rigorous imposition of standards
2. A tightness or constriction
3. A scarcity of money or credit

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