strict measure
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- noun
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medida estricta
- To prevent the spread of disease, strict measures were enforced.
Examples
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Not surprisingly, the United States is pressuring Russia to terminate the project or to take strict measures to contain the proliferation risk.
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To maintain order at the event, the organizers implemented strict measures regarding entry and conduct of the attendees.
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If European leaders and the ECB fail to take any strict measures to contain the crisis.
Blog text (32) -
For instance, a lack of technical know-how and/or institutional capacity to actually perform the required testing may prompt a very strict measure.
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Many insist that such strict measures are necessary to prevent future atrocities; how can you have a one-person, one-vote democracy when the majority tried to eliminate the minority and nearly succeeded?
Academic text (2010) -
Over the years, strict measures to address this situation have been advocated, including a proposal for a moratorium on climbs of Mount Everest until the garbage problem is under control (Sharma 1991, 28).
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The school enforced strict measures to ensure that all students followed the safety protocols during the emergency drill.
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During the pandemic, the government introduced strict measures to limit gatherings and promote social distancing.
Synonyms
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An order people must follow exactly, often with punishment if ignored
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A rule that limits what people can do
Antonyms
How Strict
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'strict' (severe in enforcing rules) with 'measure' (a formal action or law); the adjective simply qualifies the noun to indicate a rigid or inflexible action. This adjective+noun composition is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase strict measure comes from the image of a ruler or measuring tape pulled very tight, so the marks do not move and there is no slack. So, a strict measure means 'a rule or action that leaves little or no room to change'.