strict interpretation

collocation in English

meaningsofstrictandinterpretation

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strict
adjective
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/strɪkt/us
/strɪkt/
strongly limiting someone's freedom to behave as they wish, or likely to severely punish someone if they do ...
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interpretation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˌtɜː.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ɪnˌtɝː.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/
an explanation or opinion of what ...
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(Definition ofstrictandinterpretationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstrict interpretation

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Astrictinterpretationof the central processing viewpoint is that measures of cognitive/ linguistic skills should predict literacy no matter what the language of assessment.
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The present study demonstrates dramatic levels of habitat association that are inconsistent with astrictinterpretationof neutrality as applied to tropical forest tree communities.
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All other cases (rewriting of a proper subterm) follow immediately from the induction hypothesis and thestrictinterpretationof function and constructor application.
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However, the deviation of the data from these model predictions at the highest mask contrasts casts doubt on astrictinterpretationof these rules.
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Astrictinterpretationof the perception - action model then holds that they should have relatively intact perceptions coupled with severely impaired actions (at least actions under visual guidance).
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Turning to the morestrictinterpretationof the data, our results are still consistent with a representational difference between long and short vowels but one that is not yet complete.
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However, this seems to me to be a question of thestrictinterpretationof a private will.
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Not infrequently, such astrictinterpretationwould, and does in fact, lead to some rather absurd results.
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It seems to me that on astrictinterpretationof "no connection" one could get away with almost anything.
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That presumably could happen under astrictinterpretationof the law, but a sensible fiscal would see that it did not.
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On astrictinterpretationof their terms of reference, they may well be right.
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All concerned thought that the cease-fire offered scope for some relaxation of thestrictinterpretationof the guidelines.
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But police officers can temper thestrictinterpretationof the law with the basic principles of justice.
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Surely, therefore, it is possible for a law enforcement body to have functions outside thestrictinterpretationof the words, "law enforcement".
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Will he reassure us that he is not being rigid in astrictinterpretationof those words?
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Unless clause 10(4)(b) is withdrawn or amended, astrictinterpretationwould mean that bad debt relief would not be due in such cases.
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It is always thestrictinterpretationand application of the small print that is important in any legislation.
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I am in favour of astrictinterpretationof the convergence criteria.
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Yet that would appear to be the consequence of astrictinterpretationof the definition.
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You cannot tell them to "right turn"or to"halt" if you are to give these words astrictinterpretation.
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