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STRICT INTERPRETATION
In ecclesiastical law the manner of interpreting prescriptions that inflict penalties, or limit the exercise of one's rights, or contain an exception to the law.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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