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zero tolerance

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zero tolerance
absolutely no toleration of even the smallest infraction of a rule. Because of the zero tolerance rule, the kindergartner was expelled from school because his mother accidentally left a table knife in his lunch box.
See also: zero


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The new Joint Commission policy is a good start but it needs to be followed up at the institutional level with strong communication that there is ZERO tolerance for these behaviors, and strong actions when they occur.
Until there is demilitarisation, zero tolerance is meaningless.
At the memorial service for murdered Lindsey Jones, he boldly announces his new Zero Tolerance policy to the press.
 
 
 
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