Exacting definition
Exacting means “unremittingly severe,” while “strict” means “stringent in requirement” and “exact.” Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary 402, 1161 (10th ed. 2001). “Exacting” is synonymous with “strict.” Random House Roget’s College Thesaurus 24 (2000). Lower court have equated exacting and strict scru- tiny. See McConnell, 251 F. Supp. 2d 176, 358 n.139 (D.D.C. 2003) (opinion of Henderson, J.) (“In no case of which I am aware does the [Supreme] Court hold that exacting scrutiny is any less rigorous than strict scrutiny”), id. n. 140 (courts “apply exacting (i.e., strict) scrutiny to disclosure and reporting requirements”); Nat’l Ass’n Mfrs. v. Taylor, 549 F. Supp. 2d 33, 51 (D.D.C. 2008) (reviewing Su- preme Court authority).
Exacting means “unremittingly severe,” while “strict” means “stringent in requirement” and “exact.” Merriam- Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 402, 1161 (10th ed. 2001). Moreover, Random House Roget’s College Thesaurus lists “exacting” as a synonym for “strict.” Thesaurus 24 (2000).
Examples of Exacting in a sentence
Exacting and processing iron sand within the South Taranaki Bight (August 2017) at [2.1] [DMC decision].