From the words lettered A. to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that would appropriately fill the gap in the following sentence:
In this country, the law against armed robbery is stringent whereas that against smoking in public places is.........
Lax: Refers to something that is not strict, loose, or lenient.
Given that the law against armed robbery is described as stringent, the appropriate opposite to complete the sentence would be "lax," indicating that the law against smoking in public places is not as strict or severe.
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