zero tolerance
No exceptions policy
Zero tolerance is a policy of strict enforcement with no exceptions or leniency, regardless of circumstances.
Schools with zero tolerance for weapons expel students even for plastic knives.
The approach emerged in drug enforcement and spread to workplace and educational settings.
Critics argue it produces disproportionate punishments: He was suspended under the zero-tolerance policy for sharing aspirin.
Refusing to yield ground
- absoluteTotal, without qualification
- hardlineStubbornly inflexible in stance
- draconianExtremely harsh, especially laws
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
stern · rigorous · unyielding · unbending · inflexible · ironclad · rigid · severe
Compelling compliance with rules
- crackdownSudden strict enforcement
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
ban · ordinance · law · rule · edict · decree · suspension · expulsion
Stopping something before occurring
- discouragementLoss of confidence
- warningAlert about danger
- disincentiveFactor discouraging action
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
dissuasion · prophylactic · preemptive · signal · message · crackdown · swift · certain
Exceed one's capacity
- disproportionateNot properly scaled
- unfairUnjust or partial
- unjustNot fair or right
- controversialCausing public dispute
counterproductive · discriminatory · harmful · excessive · inflexible · one-size-fits-all · misapplied · inequitable
uncompromising
Refusing to yield ground
- absoluteTotal, without qualification
- hardlineStubbornly inflexible in stance
- draconianExtremely harsh, especially laws
harsh · stern · rigorous · unyielding · unbending · inflexible · ironclad · rigid · severe · stringent
enforcement
Compelling compliance with rules
- crackdownSudden strict enforcement
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
prohibition · ban · ordinance · law · rule · edict · decree · suspension · expulsion · discipline
prevention
Stopping something before occurring
- discouragementLoss of confidence
- warningAlert about danger
- disincentiveFactor discouraging action
intimidation · dissuasion · prophylactic · preemptive · signal · message · crackdown · swift · certain · visible
overreach
Exceed one's capacity
- disproportionateNot properly scaled
- unfairUnjust or partial
- unjustNot fair or right
controversial · counterproductive · discriminatory · harmful · excessive · inflexible · one-size-fits-all · misapplied · inequitable · reform
- Number Phrasesone and only, two cents, three strikes, four corners, five senses
- disciplinemisconduct, violation, time-out, timeout, grounded
- school rulesschool rules, dress code, code of conduct, bullying, cheating
- workplace policiescode of conduct, ethics, policies, workplace policy, HR policies
- Alcohol Awarenessalcohol education, alcohol abuse, alcoholism, underage drinking, teen drinking
- anti-bullyingcyberbullying prevention, safe schools, upstander, anonymous reporting, awareness campaigns
zero toleranceleniency
Mildness in punishment
permissiveness · flexibility · tolerance · indulgence · looking the other way
zero tolerancerestorative justice
Conflict resolution through mutual healing
compassion · forgiveness · understanding · mercy · rehabilitation
zero tolerancediscretion
Careful judgment in speech
judicial discretion · mitigating circumstances · extenuating circumstances · proportional response · situational ethics
zero, tolerance, intolerance, intolerant, tolerable, intolerable, zeros, subzero, zeroes