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
Abimael-Biblical
IlsaIL-sahGerman
Bonifaciobo-nee-FAH-cho (Italian), bo-nee-FAH-thyo (Spanish), bo-nee-FAH-syo (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
MillardMIL-ərdEnglish
Kaloyan-Bulgarian
Saburosah-boo-ṙo:Japanese