zero tolerance

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noun

a policy of very strict, uncompromising enforcement of rules or laws.

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How to use zero tolerance in a sentence

And yes, our values include tolerance of those who wish to make fun of religion.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Our Duty Is to Keep Charlie Hebdo Alive|Ayaan Hirsi Ali|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Not quite, but at one point the temperature registered 29 below zero, with 21 inches of snow.
Speed Read: The Juiciest Bits From the History of ‘Purple Rain’|Jennie Yabroff|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And what do we really mean when we say “religious tolerance”?
Santa Fails One More Time|P. J. O’Rourke|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
World peace, religious tolerance, and an end to global poverty, hunger, and disease.
Santa Fails One More Time|P. J. O’Rourke|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But religious tolerance would be a wholesome goodie for every boy and girl.
Santa Fails One More Time|P. J. O’Rourke|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the day he planned to start was very cold—the mercury stood twenty-seven below zero.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Ample tolerance of all religions and sects, but abolition and expulsion of all monastic Orders.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
In the same session, James Madison actively participated in a discussion concerning religious liberty and tolerance.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
Though it fell far short of what would now be understood by tolerance, it was fully up to the level of the times.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton
Two wide-reaching limitations of the principle of tolerance intervened to close the gate against other Nonconformists than these.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton

British Dictionary definitions for zero tolerance

zero tolerance

noun

the policy of applying laws or penalties to even minor infringements of a code in order to reinforce its overall importance
(as modifier)a zero-tolerance policy on drugs

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