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111strict orders — clear instructions; stringent commands …
112strict surveillance — meticulous security, tight supervision …
113strict liability — noun Law liability which does not depend on actual negligence or intent to harm …
114strict liability — /ˌstrɪkt laɪəˈbɪləti/ (say .strikt luyuh biluhtee) noun Law liability regardless of fault, that is, by proving actus reus though not necessarily mens rea. Also, absolute liability …
115strict construction — A narrow or literal construction. A narrow construction of a contract, especially a literal or technical construction of an isolated or special clause which defeats the true meaning of the contract as such is apparent from all its provisions.… …
116strict liability — Same as absolute liability …
117strict performance — A literal performance of the stipulations of a contract. 17 Am J2d Contr § 370 …
118strict priority — The principle, first enunciated in equity receivership cases, carried over to railroad reorganization cases under § 77 of the Bankruptcy Act, reaffirmed and re enunciated in corporate reorganization cases under Ch X of the Bankruptcy Act, that in …
119strict settlement — The entailing of an estate. See entail …
120strict counterpoint — noun : counterpoint limited harmonically to musical triads and first inversions in which appogiaturas and chromatic tones are forbidden and usually divided into five species: (1) note against note of the cantus firmus; (2) two notes to one; (3)… …
