adjective
lax
LAKS/læks/
Loose rather than held firmly taut.
The lax rope sags loosely between the posts.
Etymology
Latin laxus described physical looseness and also indulgent rule. The same image applies to lax discipline or oversight: control is loose rather than tight.
In context
they did not put a lot of people in jail just like today they put us in jail and not a lot of other people okay there's what we call LAX enforcement or selective enforcement
More examples
- Lax skin hangs in folds beneath the dog's chin.
- The sail flutters because the ropes holding it are lax.
- Lax abdominal muscles provide less support for the lower back.
Forms
lax · laxer · laxest
laxity noun — The condition of being physically loose.