Definition of laxity
:the quality or state of being lax
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That laxity has allowed, in the eyes of critics, a series of gigantic deals across the U.S. economy that have increased market concentration.
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That laxity has allowed, in the eyes of critics, a series of gigantic deals across the U.S. economy that have increased market concentration.
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That laxity has allowed, in the eyes of critics, a series of gigantic deals across the U.S. economy that have increased market concentration.
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Blame it on global warming, or blame it on the laxity of the millennial perspective, but men's shorts are aggressively shifting into commonplace attire—both in the workplace and out.
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Trump saw complacence, laxity, and perhaps even decadence as the crisis of the West.
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Over time, the free trade agreement has sometimes been used, not always of course, but sometimes as a way to access the U.S. market perhaps with laxity in some ways of rules of origin.
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Ankle ligament laxity does not inhibit running ability but could affect the ability to cut in the manner required of a running back.
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But the laxity and wit in much of this music masks a melancholy.
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First Known Use of laxity
1528
Medical Dictionary
laxity
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noun
lax·i·ty
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ˈlak-sət-ē
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medical Definition of laxity
plural laxities
:the quality or state of being loose
- a certain laxity of the bowels
- ligamentous laxity
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