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The strict policy of enforcing law(s) or the rule(s), and allowing no toleration or compromise even for first-time offenders or petty violations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
extreme intolerance of antisocial behavior (usually by an uncompromising application of the law)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he urged zero tolerance for priests who abuse children sexually
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: intolerance
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Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
零容忍
(líng róngrěn)
— strict policy of enforcing all the laws or rules
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Danish:
nultolerance
— strict policy of enforcing all the laws or rules
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Dutch:
nultolerantie
— strict policy of enforcing all the laws or rules
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Esperanto:
nula toleremo
— strict policy of enforcing all the laws or rules
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Finnish:
nollatoleranssi
— strict policy of enforcing all the laws or rules
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French:
tolérance zéro
— strict policy of enforcing all the laws or rules
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German:
Nulltoleranz
— strict policy of enforcing all the laws or rules
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Greek:
μηδενική ανοχή
(midenikí anochí)
— strict policy of enforcing all the laws or rules
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Japanese:
ゼロトレランス
(zerotoreransu)
— strict policy of enforcing all the laws or rules
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Norwegian Bokmål:
nulltoleranse
— strict policy of enforcing all the laws or rules
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
nulltoleranse
— strict policy of enforcing all the laws or rules
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Polish:
zerowa tolerancja
— strict policy of enforcing all the laws or rules
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Russian:
нулева́я терпи́мость
(nulevája terpímostʹ)
— strict policy of enforcing all the laws or rules
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Russian:
нулева́я толера́нтность
(nulevája tolerántnostʹ)
— strict policy of enforcing all the laws or rules
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Spanish:
cero tolerancia
— strict policy of enforcing all the laws or rules
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Swedish:
nolltolerans
— strict policy of enforcing all the laws or rules
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Ukrainian:
нульова́ толера́нтність
(nulʹová tolerántnistʹ)
— strict policy of enforcing all the laws or rules
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Ukrainian:
нульова́ терпи́мість
(nulʹová terpýmistʹ)
— strict policy of enforcing all the laws or rules
