Strict scrutiny

/strɪkt ˈskrutɪni/ noun phrase

Definition

The highest level of constitutional review, requiring that government actions be narrowly tailored to achieve a compelling government interest using the least restrictive means. It applies to laws affecting fundamental rights or suspect classifications.

Etymology

From Latin 'strictus' (drawn tight, precise) and 'scrutinium' (careful search or examination). The phrase developed in mid-20th century constitutional law as courts created tiered levels of review, with 'strict' emphasizing the rigorous nature of this examination.

Kelly Says

Strict scrutiny is often called 'strict in theory, fatal in fact' because laws rarely survive this demanding test! It's the constitutional equivalent of a microscopic examination, applied to laws involving race, religion, or core freedoms, ensuring government can only restrict our most precious rights for the most compelling reasons.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Tight scrutiny
Tight scrutiny
ARالعربية
فحص دقيق (fahsh diqīq)
fahsh dee-keeq
BNবাংলা
কঠোর পর্যালোচনা (kathoor poryalochona)
kat-hor por-ya-lo-chona
CACatalà
examinació estricta
eh-zah-mee-na-thee-on eh-streek-ta
CSČeština
přísná kontrola
pri-sna kon-tro-la
DADansk
streng kontrol
streng kon-tro-l
DEDeutsch
strenge Prüfung
shtrɛŋə pruːnfʊŋ
ELΕλληνικά
συγκριτική εξέταση (sunkritikí exetásī)
soon-kri-ti-kee eh-ze-ta-see
ESEspañol
escrutinio estricto
es-kroo-tee-nee-oh es-treek-toh
FAفارسی
بررسی دقیق (barrasi deghat)
ba-ra-see de-ghaht
FISuomi
tiukka tarkastelu
tiukka tar-kas-te-lu
FRFrançais
examen minutieux
eks-ah-men min-yuh-tyuh
GUGU
કડક તપાસ (kadak tapās)
kad-ak ta-paas
HAHA
bincike mai gaba
bin-ci-ke mai ga-ba
HEעברית
חקירה קפדנית (chakirah kapdanit)
cha-kee-rah ka-pa-d-ni-t
HIहिन्दी
कड़ी जाँच (kadī jāñch)
kad-ee jaan-ch
HUMagyar
szigorú vizsgálat
see-gooroo viz-ga-lat
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemeriksaan ketat
peh-mer-iks-aan ket-at
IGIG
ịrịọ dị mma
ee-ree-o dee mma
ITItaliano
esame rigoroso
e-za-meh ree-go-roh-so
JA日本語
厳格な審査 (げんかくなしんさ)
gen-kaku na shin-sa
KKKK
жақсы сынау (jaqsy synaw)
jaqsy sy-na-w
KMKM
កម្មវិធីក្រិត (kamm-vith-ee krit)
kam-vith-ee krit
KO한국어
엄격한 검토 (eomgyeokhan gemtto)
eom-gyeok-han geom-tto
MSBahasa Melayu
penyelidikan ketat
pen-ee-li-ki-mahn ket-at
MYမြန်မာ
ကြီးမားစွာ စစ်ဆေး (kye-mee-ma-swa sit-say)
kye-mee-ma-swa sit-say
NLNederlands
streng toezicht
streng toe-zicht
NONorsk
streng gransking
streng gran-sking
PAPA
ਖ਼ੁਦਮੁਖ਼ਤ 檢查 (khuh-d-mukht jānch)
khud-mu-kh-t jaan-ch
PLPolski
surowa kontrola
soo-rova kon-tro-la
PTPortuguês
escrutínio rigoroso
es-kroo-nee-oh ree-go-roh-so
RORomână
examen strict
eks-a-men streekt
RUРусский
строгий досмотр (stroykiy dosmotr)
stroy-kee do-smotr
SVSvenska
strikt granskning
streek gransk-ning
SWKiswahili
uchunguzi mkali
oo-chung-oo-zee m-ka-li
TAதமிழ்
தீவிர பரிசீலனை (thīviram pariseelana)
thee-vee-ram pa-ree-see-la-na
TEతెలుగు
తీవ్రమైన పరిశీలన (thivramaina parishilana)
thee-vram-ay-na pa-ri-shee-la-na
THไทย
การตรวจสอบอย่างเข้มงวด (kar-ton-sob-yahng-khêm-ngwat)
ka-ton-soh-yahng-khem-ngwat
TLTL
matinding pagsusuri
ma-tin-ding pa-gus-oo-ri
TRTürkçe
katı inceleme
kat-i in-ce-le-meh
UKУкраїнська
сувора перевірка (suvora perevirka)
soo-vo-ra pe-re-vi-rka
URاردو
تنظیم سخت (tanzeem sakht)
tan-zeem sakht
VITiếng Việt
sự xem xét nghiêm ngặt
su xem xe-t nghiêm ngat
YOYO
ṣiṣẹ ṣẹṣẹ
she-she she-she
ZH中文
严格审查 (yángé cénshěn)
yang-ge chen-shen
ZUZU
ukubheki ngokuseluleleyo
oo-koo-beh-kee ngoh-kuh-se-loo-leh-leh-yo

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