strict interpretation
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- noun
- /strɪkt ˌɪntərprɪˈteɪʃən/
- Jargon
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interpretación estricta
- In fact, the rise in radicalism and increased support for a return to sharia law, with its strict interpretation of the teachings of the Koran, was the product of a grave crisis within Islam.
Examples
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Congress has adopted a strict interpretation of the Endangered Species Act, enforcing environmental protections with little flexibility.
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Their theoretical writings are based on a strict interpretation of the laws.
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The exercise of this jurisdiction is authorized by a strict interpretation of the Oil Pollution Act and would carry out the intent of Congress.
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Several have established tacit control over large areas, imposing a strict interpretation of Islam.
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Under a strict interpretation of the Constitution, "Keating Five" McCain is ineligible to be president or vice president.
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Africans living on Crown land and on alienated land were not allowed to live on this land under a strict interpretation of the LAA, but had been allowed to remain pending a solution to the land problem.
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Critics of Jefferson, both past and present, have cited the Louisiana Purchase as an example of Jefferson's failure as president to consistently adhere to his doctrine of strict interpretation of federal powers.
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A legislator who helped shepherd the ADA through the House of Representatives maintains that the poor track record for workers is evidence that the Supreme Court has adopted an unduly strict interpretation of the statute.
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A strict interpretation of the Constitution limits the government's ability to infringe on individual rights.
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The judges emphasized a strict interpretation of the law during the trial, ensuring that every detail was adhered to.
Synonyms
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People understand words in their exact meaning without hidden or deeper ideas
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A habit of understanding words in their simple direct meaning rather than a deeper meaning
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To read laws and other texts only by their exact words
How Strict
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an interpretation that allows little or no flexibility' is directly and transparently built from 'strict' (rigid, severe) modifying 'interpretation' (a reading or explanation). This adjective + noun compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Strict interpretation is like reading every word of a rule with a ruler, following the text exactly; strict means exact and interpretation means the way you read it. That's why it means 'allowing little to no flexibility' in how a law or rule is used.