rigourness

alternative rigorness

1. uncountableSynonym of rigour.

   Hodgins et al. [4] mentioned an increase of forensic beds throughout European countries that did close beds ranging between 10 and 143%, depending on the rigourness of the deinstitutionalization.

   2018, Thomas Marquant, Francisco Torres-Gonzalez, “Deinstitutionalization Versus Transinstitutionalization”, in Kris Goethals, editor, Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology in Europe: A Cross-Border Study Guide, Springer International Publishing AG, →DOI, →ISBN, →LCCN, section 1 (Introduction), page 293

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   In these letters we see [Niccolò] Machiavelli’s political doctrines growing into shape under our eyes, we note his rigourness of method, and also find the greatest eloquence of which he was capable.

   1892, “Legation to the Duke of Valentinois in Romagna […]. (1502–1503.)”, in Linda Villari, transl., The Life and Times of Niccolò Machiavelli, volume I, London: T. Fisher Unwin, […], translation of Niccolò Machiavelli e i suoi tempi by Pasquale Villari, page 313

   At parts of the body exposed by, formation to come in contact with the rigourness of environment, such as the shoulders, back of the neck, upper part of the back, the scalp, the posterior surface of the sacrum and gluteal region, the anterior surface of the thorax, the elbows and knees, palmar surface of the hands and plantar surface of the feet, the skin is thick and heavy and so constructed as to compensate for the protection lost by the necessities of form.

   1915, Willard Carver, “Physiology of Skin”, in Chiropractic Analysis of Chiropractic Principles as Applied to Biology, Histology, Anatomy, Physiology, Physics, Symptomatology and Diagnosis, page 231

   Synonyms: rigour