zero tolerance



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Richmond['ritʃmənd]
Carita-Swedish
WiebkeVEEP-kə (German)Frisian, German
MaŁGosia-Polish
Alexis[ə'leksis]
Philander-English (Archaic), Greek Mythology (Latinized)