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.
A series of corruption scandals has deepened the breakdown of discipline within the ministry.
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.