Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strict construction

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: stric-t -con-struc-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A narrow interpretation of a law, especially a law that contains ambiguity

American usage

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

strict constructions (plural)

Questions

What does strict construction mean?: A narrow interpretation of a law, especially a law that contains ambiguity

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