zero tolerancenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌzɪə.rəʊ ˈtɒl.ər.əns/us/ˌzɪr.oʊ ˈtɑː.lɚ.əns/the act of punishing all criminal or unacceptable behaviour severely, even if it is not very serious:
The police are exercising a new policy of zero tolerance against motoring offenders.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Crime - general words
- carrying-on
- complicit
- complicity
- copycat
- crime
- drink-driving
- DWI
- foul play
- hate crime
- inside job
- juvenile delinquent
- loitering
- misdeed
- offense
- speeding
- tort
- trespass
- vagrant
- victimless
- war crime
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