zero tolerance
noun
: a policy of giving the most severe punishment possible to every person who commits a crime or breaks a rule
The police announced that there will be zero tolerance for looters.
The camp has a zero tolerance drug and alcohol policy.
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Jack Osbourne has zero tolerance for hateful comments towards his late father, Ozzy Osbourne.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Jason Edward Barnes, 48, was sentenced Aug. 19 to two years of zero tolerance probation and other conditions by Circuit Judge James Maceroni, according to online court records.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025
State Senate Republican Leader Stephen Harding said that there must be zero tolerance for these threats.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
Given the park’s strict regulations and zero tolerance policy on camping outside of regulated areas, this lenience is ridiculous.
—Kate Kelleghan, Outside, 20 Aug. 2025
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Jason Edward Barnes, 48, was sentenced Aug. 19 to two years of zero tolerance probation and other conditions by Circuit Judge James Maceroni, according to online court records.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025
State Senate Republican Leader Stephen Harding said that there must be zero tolerance for these threats.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
Given the park’s strict regulations and zero tolerance policy on camping outside of regulated areas, this lenience is ridiculous.
—Kate Kelleghan, Outside, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Zero tolerance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zero%20tolerance. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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