noun
- the quality of being careless or not strict about rules, standards, or discipline
- looseness or lack of firmness in physical structure
Usage: medical; technical
Examples
- The teacher’s laxity in enforcing homework deadlines led to poor student performance.
- Security laxity at the airport raised serious concerns among officials.
- The company’s laxity regarding safety protocols resulted in several accidents.
- Parents criticized the school’s laxity in discipline policies.
- The doctor noted muscle laxity in the patient’s injured arm.
- Joint laxity can sometimes cause mobility issues in older adults.