strict rule
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- noun
- /strɪkt ruːl/
- The African producers quickly achieved high grades as a result of the strict rules.
- strict rules govern
- strict rules and expectations
- follow strict rules
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Watch on YouTubeAnd you would have things like, you know, the Bible being taught in schools, but have really strict rules about LGBT students.
- And you would have things like, you know, the Bible being taught in schools, but have really strict rules about LGBT students.
- Whereas traditional products tend to be based on very strict rules that can be followed in a principled way.
- However, Cameo has strict rules not allowing us to play the snippet from the clip for Ryland's recap.
- And any tiny departure from that, any use of language that that isn't following these very strict rules is, is going to get you in terrible trouble.
- And one of the main problems are regulations and rules, strict, strict rules at a local level.
- I I have a strict rule.
- And having strict rules for what you can say eat or not eat are very helpful.
- That's because I think about computer code as mathematics, not as spoken language code as strict rules and precise definitions.
- And obviously one of the really strict rules was no one was allowed to know where the lab was, asshole, apart from the people working in there back in England.
Examples
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We have very strict rules governing what empaths and telepaths are allowed to do.
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So this year we're going to have some strict rules in class.
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I had to set very strict rules and keep 'em in line.
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The library has very strict rules.
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No, sir, there are strict rules and legal procedures.
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You have to understand that we have very strict rules regarding this sort of behavior here.
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But the department has some pretty strict rules on sexual harassment.
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All of you young ladies know that there is a strict rule... against pets in the school.
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But as you know, we have a strict rule here: No International Rescue craft is launched unless someone is in grave danger.
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In this school, there are strict rules that all students must follow to ensure safety.
Synonyms
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An instruction or law that tells people what to do
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An official rule made by an authority
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A rule or action that limits what you can do
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A rule or condition that limits what you can do
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A rule that limits what people can do
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A fixed instruction you cannot change or adapt
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A set of rules people must always follow with no exceptions
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A strong rule that people must follow to keep others safe
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A clear rule that tells people exactly what to do
How Strict
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a regulation enforced rigidly' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'strict' (severe in enforcing rules) with 'rule' (a regulation). This adjective+noun compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand the MWE.
Etymology
Strict rule may come from the image of a hard, straight rule used as a wooden measuring stick, and the word strict meaning 'held tight'. Like a stick that will not bend, a strict rule is an order or law that is 'not flexible'.