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lax Listen to audio/ˈlæks/ adjective
[more lax; most lax] disapproving : not careful enough : not strict enough
lax regulations/policies Security has been lax. The university has been lax about/in enforcing these rules.
— lax·ity Listen to audio /ˈlæksəti/ noun [noncount]
He wrote an essay condemning the moral laxity in society.
— lax·ly adverb
laws laxly enforced
— lax·ness noun [noncount]
their laxness [=laxity] in enforcing these rules

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