Corruption of politics has nothing to do with the morals, or the laxity of morals, of various political personalities. Its cause is altogether a material one.
Source: tatoeba (8603250)
Laxity
Synonyms for "laxity" (123 found)
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loose moralsloosenesslooseningmistinessneglectneglectfulnessnegligencenonadherencenoncompliancenonconformancenonconformitynonfeasancenonfulfillmentnoninterferencenonobservancenonperformancenonrestrictionobscurationobscurityomission
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overindulgenceoverlookingoverpermissivenessoversightpermissionpermissivenesspoor stewardshippredictable errorprobable errorprocrastinationpromiscuityrelaxationrelaxednessremissnessricketinessrubberinessshakinessshapelessnessslacknesssleeping aroundslightsloppinesssoftnessstandard deviationsweepingnessswingingtoleranceunclearnessuncorrectnessunfactualnessunobservanceunprecisenessunrestraintunrigorousnessvaguenesswantonnesswaywardnessweaknesswhorishness
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Spanish
1 entries- laxidad noun (laxness)
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At a televised press conference Thursday, government authorities attributed the spike to an influx of returnees from South Africa and also a laxity in observing preventive measures imposed in May during the first wave of the coronavirus cases.
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In these days of laxity, and anythingism in religion, even those of whom we might hope better things do not appear exercised, with the apostle Paul, to have always a conscience void of offence towards God and towards men.
Source: wiktionary
It is no accident that capital punishment is reentering our society on the wave of the conservative reaction to the permissiveness and laxity of the past two decades.
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