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laissez-faire

lais·sez-faire [ lè say fér, lè zay fér ] or lais·ser-faire [ lè say fér, lè zay fér ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. principle of no regulation of industry: the principle that the economy works best if private industry is not regulated and markets are free

2. refusal to interfere: refusal to interfere in other people's affairs, or the practice of letting people do as they wish

[< French, "allow to do"]
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