strict observance of laws
1observance — [[t]əbzɜ͟ː(r)v(ə)ns[/t]] observances N VAR The observance of something such as a law or custom is the practice of obeying or following it. Local councils should use their powers to ensure strict observance of laws …
2Observance — Ob*serv ance, n. [F. observance, L. observantia. See {Observant}.] 1. The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the observance of …
3strict — strictness, n. /strikt/, adj., stricter, strictest. 1. characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals. 2. stringent or exacting in or in enforcing rules, requirements, obligations, etc …
4strict — [[t]strɪkt[/t]] adj. er, est 1) closely conforming to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals[/ex] 2) stringent; exacting: strict laws; a strict judge[/ex] 3) rigorously enforced: strict silence[/ex] 4) exact; precise: in the… …
5strict — /strɪkt / (say strikt) adjective 1. characterised by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles: strict observance. 2. stringent or exacting in requirements, obligations, etc.: strict laws; a strict judge. 3. closely or… …
6observance, observation — Observance means acting in accord with tradition, duty, law, or custom: Drivers should be careful in their observance of traffic regulations. Some religious people are strict in their observance of dietary laws. Observance also means taking note… …
7Laws and customs of the Land of Israel in Judaism — (Hebrew: מצוות התלויות בארץ; translit. Mitzvot Ha teluyot Be aretz) are special Jewish laws that apply only to the Land of Israel. According to a standard view, 26 of the 613 mitzvot apply only in the Land of Israel.[1] Overall, the laws and… …
8DIETARY LAWS — DIETARY LAWS, the collective term for the Jewish laws and customs pertaining to the types of food permitted for consumption and their preparation. The Hebrew term is kashrut, which is derived from the root כשר ( fit or proper ). The word appears… …
9blue laws — Strict statutes or ordinances, particularly those which affected observance of the Sabbath …
10Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …
