zero-tolerance
No exceptions allowed
Zero-tolerance describes policies that impose automatic, non-negotiable penalties for violations, regardless of circumstances or intent.
The approach emerged in drug enforcement and school discipline: zero-tolerance policies for weapons on campus.
Critics argue such rules eliminate judgment and proportionality, punishing minor infractions as harshly as serious ones.
The company has a zero-tolerance policy on harassment.
Rigorous, without flexibility
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- mandatoryRequired by rule
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
expulsion · punishment · rules · guidelines · compliance · inflexible · automatic · consequences
Sudden strict enforcement
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- crimePunishable illegal act
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- citationsAcknowledged source mentions
arrests · misdemeanors · offenses · prosecution · deterrence · community · surveillance · accountability
Hostile or attacking behavior
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- weaponsTools for fighting
- fightingEngaging in physical conflict
threats · assault · intimidation · abuse · misconduct · safety · protection · intervention
Physical material with mass
- testingExamining to evaluate
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- workplaceEmployment location
screening · possession · paraphernalia · trafficking · detection · sobriety · abstinence · contraband
strict
Rigorous, without flexibility
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- mandatoryRequired by rule
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
suspension · expulsion · punishment · rules · guidelines · compliance · inflexible · automatic · consequences · school
crackdown
Sudden strict enforcement
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- crimePunishable illegal act
- patrolRegular surveillance route
citations · arrests · misdemeanors · offenses · prosecution · deterrence · community · surveillance · accountability · proactive
aggression
Hostile or attacking behavior
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- weaponsTools for fighting
fighting · threats · assault · intimidation · abuse · misconduct · safety · protection · intervention · prevention
substance
Physical material with mass
- testingExamining to evaluate
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
workplace · screening · possession · paraphernalia · trafficking · detection · sobriety · abstinence · contraband · sanctions
- drug policynarcotics, drug reform, drug enforcement, drug policy, decriminalization
- Harassment Trainingsexual harassment, training module, mandatory reporting, prevention, workplace policy
- strictsevere, stern, harsh, rigid, firm
- strictnessseverity, rigor, harshness, rigidity, sternness
- enforcementenforcement actions, crackdown, fines, enforcement agencies, penalties
zero-tolerancelenient
Tolerant of faults
leniency · permissive · permissiveness · tolerant · laissez-faire
zero-tolerancerestorative justice
Conflict resolution through mutual healing
rehabilitative · compassionate · harm reduction · discretionary · case-by-case
zero-tolerancecase-by-case
Evaluated separately, not uniformly
discretionary · contextual · nuanced · situational · judicious
zero, tolerance, zeros, zeroed, zeroing, tolerate, tolerant, toleration, tolerating