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stricture

noun

/ˈstrɪk.tʃər/

Meaning

a restriction or limitation; a critical remark

The new law placed a severe stricture on free speech.

restriction, limitation, constraint, criticism, rebuke

freedom, praise

legal stricture, moral stricture, severe stricture, social stricture

The governing body of a nation, state, or community; the system by which a state or community is gov...

The state or quality of not achieving maximum productivity; failure to make the best use of time or...

The state of having a single valence or combining power, especially in chemistry.

a tiller or wheel for steering a ship or boat; a position of leadership or control

a belt of the heavens divided into twelve equal divisions or signs, each named after a constellation...

the act of going into a place, or permission to go in