strictness

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The schools, which are typically single-sex, also vary in standards, strictness, the number of days and hours they’re open as well as the fees they charge.

From Reuters • Feb. 16, 2023

Carried out with varying degrees of strictness and workarounds, the directives prohibit medical aid in dying, abortion, some types of fertility treatments and contraception, including tubal ligations and vasectomies.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2023

But Los Angeles’ rules are rare both for their strictness and how long they’ve lasted.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2022

It's worth noting that these are fastidiously considered desserts, bordering on sin if ordered before lunchtime — not unlike Italians' strictness about cappuccinos being solely a morning beverage.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2022

But I had lost my old strictness about sanctity.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez