Usually means: Interpreting legal text very narrowly.
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  1. strict construction: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. strict construction: Wiktionary
  3. strict construction: Dictionary.com

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  1. strict construction: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. strict construction: Law.com Dictionary
  3. Everybody's Legal Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
  5. strict construction: Legal dictionary
  6. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (strict construction)

noun:  (US, law) A narrow interpretation of a law, especially a law that contains ambiguity

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