D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Stringent

/(strĭn"jent)/ · Strin·gent · IPA /ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/
01 a. Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules.
  1. 1.
    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.