noun
laxity in official discipline; breakdown of public order
Formal, often used in political or bureaucratic contexts to describe a state where rules and discipline have collapsed.
汚職事件が相次ぎ、省内の綱紀紊乱が深刻化している。
A series of corruption scandals has deepened the breakdown of discipline within the ministry.
綱紀紊乱を正すために、厳しい処分が下された。
Strict disciplinary measures were taken to correct the laxity in official discipline.
Compound of 綱紀 (official discipline) and 紊乱 (disorder). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in formal contexts to describe a breakdown of order.