zero tolerance policy
1zero-tolerance policy — noun any policy that allows no exception a zero tolerance policy toward pedophile priests • Hypernyms: ↑policy …
2zero tolerance — If the police have a zero tolerance policy, they will not overlook any crime, no matter how small or trivial …
3Zero tolerance (schools) — In the United States and Canada, zero tolerance policies are applied in some schools and other education venues. These have proved controversial in that some of those penalized have claimed that their treatment is egregiously unfair. AboutA zero… …
4zero tolerance — If the police have a zero tolerance policy, they will not overlook any crime, no matter how small or trivial. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If an activity or a certain type of behaviour is given zero tolerance, it will not be… …
5Zero tolerance — If the police have a zero tolerance policy, they will not overlook any crime, no matter how small or trivial …
6Zero tolerance — policies are studied in criminology and are common in formal and informal policing systems around the world.Fact|date=December 2007 The policies also appear in informal situations where there may be sexual harassment or Internet misuse in… …
7Zero tolerance (disambiguation) — Zero tolerance can refer to: * Zero tolerance in criminology * zero tolerance (schools), the rule enforcement policy in North American schools * Zero Tolerance (video game), a video game ** Beyond Zero Tolerance , intended as its sequel * Zero… …
8zero tolerance — The policy of applying laws or penalties to even minor infringements of a code in order to reinforce its overall importance and enhance deterrence. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. zero tolerance …
9zero tolerance — n [U] a way of dealing with crime in which every person who breaks the law, even in a very small way, is punished as severely as possible ▪ a policy of zero tolerance in inner city areas …
10zero tolerance — noun uncount a policy of punishing people for even very minor offenses by using the law in a very strict way …
