transcription, транскрипция: [ strɪktʃə(r) ]
( strictures)
1.
You can use strictures to refer to severe criticism or disapproval of something. ( FORMAL )
...Mencken’s strictures on the 1920s, with its self-righteous prohibition on alcohol and unconventional ideas...
N-COUNT : usu pl , oft N on/against n
2.
You can refer to things that limit what you can do as strictures of a particular kind. ( mainly FORMAL )
Your goals are hindered by financial strictures.
= restriction
N-COUNT : usu pl , usu with supp