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laxity

[ lak-si-tee ]

noun

  1. the state or quality of being lax; looseness.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of laxity1

First recorded in 1520–30, laxity is from the Latin word wideness, openness. See lax, -ity
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Prison staff who went on strike in protest told the BBC how laxity inside jails was undermining morale and presenting a growing security risk.

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Residents have criticised officers for their “laxity and unprofessionalism” in dealing with the crime.

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Yet even that laxity proved too constraining for Saret, who chafed at being hemmed in, often to the point of self-sabotage.

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Conservative politicians still fear reforming the break will foster fiscal laxity at home and indirectly elsewhere in Europe.

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As it turned out, of course, Lee’s stabbing death seems to have had nothing to do with street crime or prosecutorial laxity or coddled criminals or “repeat violent offenders.”

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