American English pronunciation

How to pronounce stringency

IPA transcription: [st'ɹɪndʒənsi]

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Noun

  • a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit

  • conscientious attention to rules and details

Usage examples

  • Some Reform and Conservative rabbis condemn capital punishment generally, partly based on this stringency.