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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dhīlī kānūn vyavasthā
"नियमों के प्रति ढीली कानून व्यवस्था चिंता का विषय है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The failure or omission to strictly apply, execute, or compel obedience to laws, rules, or regulations.
"Critics argue that lax enforcement of environmental regulations has led to increased industrial pollution." - 2
A state of leniency or negligence in monitoring compliance within an organization or jurisdiction.
"The restaurant was cited by health inspectors due to lax enforcement of safety standards."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'lax', originating from Latin 'laxus' meaning loose or slack, and 'enforcement', derived from Old French 'enforciement', meaning to compel or strengthen. Together, the compound phrase emerged in modern administrative, legal, and sociological discourse to describe insufficiently strict application of laws, regulations, or rules.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lax enforcement" is said worldwide
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laxisme
Transliteration: /lak.sism/
"Le laxisme des autorités favorise la fraude."
schlampige Durchsetzung
Transliteration: /ˈʃlampɪɡə ˈdʊʁçˌzɛtsʊŋ/
"Die schlampige Durchsetzung der Vorschriften ist besorgniserregend."
lassismo
Transliteration: /lasˈsiz.mo/
"C'è troppo lassismo nell'applicazione delle regole."
laxitud en la aplicación
Transliteration: /lak.siˈtud en la a.pli.kaˈsjon/
"La laxitud en la aplicación de la ley es un problema grave."
frouxidão na fiscalização
Transliteration: /fɾow.ziˈdãw nɐ fis.kɐ.li.zaˈsɐ̃w/
"A frouxidão na fiscalização permite o desrespeito às normas."
ढीली कानून व्यवस्था
Transliteration: dhīlī kānūn vyavasthā
"नियमों के प्रति ढीली कानून व्यवस्था चिंता का विषय है।"
执法不严
Transliteration: zhífǎ bù yán
"由于执法不严，违规现象屡禁不止。"
느슨한 집행
Transliteration: neuseunhan jiphaeng
"규정의 느슨한 집행이 사고의 원인이 되었다."
ずさんな取り締まり
Transliteration: zusan na torishimari
"規則のずさんな取り締まりが批判されている。"
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