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.

Examples of zero tolerance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The sources said footage showed the driver taking a white powder, leading to his arrest by police and the taxi company being immediately stood down by the club, in line with Brighton’s zero tolerance policy on drug use. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Police need to double down on zero tolerance. — Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026

Linda Perry has a zero tolerance policy for Billy Corgan’s melancholy and infinite sadness. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 May 2026

Krise has since been charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in death, zero tolerance driving while intoxicated and driving across hazard markings, police said. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026

Rhymes for zero tolerance

• intolerance