A literal interpretation of a statute or document by a court.
〔律〕（法院对法令或文件的）严格解释，狭义解释
Example sentencesExamples
The further advantage of a strict construction was that one simply had to read the enforcement notices to discover whether the breaches which founded each enforcement notice were the same.
The implication of a retrospective effect is, in my judgment, a significant pointer against a strict construction.
He made a comparison with criminal statutes and submitted that an approach of strict construction is necessary.
A strict construction, such as might be adopted for ordinary taxation legislation, is inappropriate.
In accordance with the basic rule of statutory interpretation, a penal enactment will not be given a strict construction if other interpretive factors weigh more heavily in the scales.
Definition of strict construction in US English:
strict construction
noun
Law
A literal interpretation of a statute or document by a court.
〔律〕（法院对法令或文件的）严格解释，狭义解释
Example sentencesExamples
A strict construction, such as might be adopted for ordinary taxation legislation, is inappropriate.
The implication of a retrospective effect is, in my judgment, a significant pointer against a strict construction.
In accordance with the basic rule of statutory interpretation, a penal enactment will not be given a strict construction if other interpretive factors weigh more heavily in the scales.
He made a comparison with criminal statutes and submitted that an approach of strict construction is necessary.
The further advantage of a strict construction was that one simply had to read the enforcement notices to discover whether the breaches which founded each enforcement notice were the same.