stricture

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Yet almost three years later, the site still hosts numerous listings that appear to violate this stricture.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2022

Employees shouldn’t be made to feel uncomfortable because of things like gender, sexual orientation, race or religion — and, of course, there are legal as well as ethical aspects to the stricture.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2022

Such a stricture has been harder for the Fed to follow as it has significantly expanded its purchases since last year to stabilize financial markets in the face of the pandemic recession.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2021

No such stricture applies to members of the House.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2021

I thrilled to that truth too sweet to be believed: that as I entered the Army, I should be freed in the eyes of the law—no stricture should bind me, no paper should hold me.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson