underregulates
Fails to oversee
Underregulates means to regulate insufficiently—to impose fewer rules, less oversight, or weaker enforcement than a situation warrants.
The term typically appears in criticism of government agencies or policies: Critics argue the FDA underregulates dietary supplements.
The implication is that inadequate regulation allows harm or abuse to occur.
Possibility of harm
- hazardSource of potential harm
- dangerExposure to harm
- exposureState of being unprotected
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
vulnerability · instability · volatility · loopholes · exploitation · harm · abuse · malfeasance
Failure to provide care
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- inattentionLack of focus
- disregardWillful lack of attention
remissness · irresponsibility · heedlessness · omission · inadvertence · unmindfulness · nonobservance · indifference
Ongoing observation of something
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
accountability · inspection · supervision · watchdog · auditing · protocols · checks · safeguards
Noninterference in commerce
- noninterventionPolicy of staying uninvolved
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
- hands-offNot directly involved
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
privatization · free-market · autonomy · subsidiarity · minimalism · permissiveness · unrestricted · nonrestrictive
risk
Possibility of harm
liability · vulnerability · instability · volatility · loopholes · exploitation · harm · abuse · malfeasance · misconduct
neglect
Failure to provide care
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- inattentionLack of focus
disregard · remissness · irresponsibility · heedlessness · omission · inadvertence · unmindfulness · nonobservance · indifference · inaction
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
scrutiny · accountability · inspection · supervision · watchdog · auditing · protocols · checks · safeguards · controls
laissez-faire
Noninterference in commerce
- noninterventionPolicy of staying uninvolved
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
- hands-offNot directly involved
decentralization · privatization · free-market · autonomy · subsidiarity · minimalism · permissiveness · unrestricted · nonrestrictive · voluntarism