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Stringency and Overkill

stringency

noun

  • A state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit.
  • Conscientious attention to rules and details.
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(n.) The quality or state of being stringent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
overkill

noun

  • The capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required.
  • Any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal. .
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