a cavalier attitude to the lawscavaliercav‧a‧lier /ˌkævəˈlɪə◂ $ -ˈlɪr◂/ adjective [usually before noun] 
a cavalier attitude to the laws
WORD ORIGINcavalier
Origin:
1500-1600 French, Old Italian cavaliere, from Late Latin caballarius ‘horse-rider’, from Latin caballus ‘horse’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A cavalier unconcern about such consequences is too often the response of powerful mental health professionals who create categories of abnormality.
- Confidence in the decisions of the banks is not helped by the cavalier way in which credit is priced.
- During 1661, a new parliament had been called, which was distinctly cavalier in character.
- Increasingly, this right is treated with cavalier disregard by governments.
- Its cavalier treatment of human system factors produces alienation and stifles motivation.
- Newcomers such as the Green Party can not treat the electorate in such a cavalier fashion.
- The Clinton administration is less cavalier.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a cavalier attitude to the lawsCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
not caring enough about rules, principles, or people’s feelings: a cavalier attitude to the laws (=very careless, especially about something serious or important)· his cavalier attitude to the truth
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· A cavalier attitude to purdah was one thing; for a woman to be seen exposing her nether regions quite another.· This cavalier attitude assumes that people know how much inflation to expect.
· Confidence in the decisions of the banks is not helped by the cavalier way in which credit is priced.· This was entirely the wrong way to make policy and a cavalier way of dealing with a popular and effective service.· Let's hope it receives a stiff fine for behaving in this cavalier way.
a cavalier attitude to the laws