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Noun: stringency  strin-jun(t)-see
  1. A state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
    - tightness
     
  2. Conscientious attention to rules and details
    - strictness

Derived forms: stringencies

Type of: conscientiousness, deficiency, lack, painstakingness, want

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