Discrimination
11Discrimination — This article focuses on discrimination in sociology, not statistical discrimination. For other uses of the term, see the entry for discrimination at Wiktionary. Part of a series on …
12Discrimination — La discrimination est l action de distinguer entre des choses ou entre des personnes. Le sens de ce terme est à l origine neutre, synonyme du mot distinction, mais il a pris, dès lors qu il concerne une question sociale, une connotation… …
13discrimination — noun 1 treating a person/group unfairly ADJECTIVE ▪ gender, sex, sexual, sexual orientation (esp. AmE) ▪ age, class, race, racial …
14discrimination — di|scrim|i|na|tion [dıˌskrımıˈneıʃən] n [U] 1.) the practice of treating one person or group differently from another in an unfair way ▪ laws to prevent discrimination discrimination against ▪ widespread discrimination against older people in the …
15discrimination — dis|crim|i|na|tion [ dı,skrımı neıʃn ] noun uncount ** 1. ) unfair treatment of someone because of their religion, race, or other personal features: sexual/sex/racial/age discrimination: Ms. Howell claimed she had been the victim of sexual… …
16discrimination — [[t]dɪskrɪ̱mɪne͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups. She is exempt from sex discrimination laws. ...discrimination… …
17discrimination */*/ — UK [dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] 1) unfair treatment of someone because of their religion, race, or other personal features sexual/sex/racial/age discrimination: Ms Howell claimed she had been the victim of sexual discrimination.… …
18discrimination — n. 1) to practice discrimination 2) to subject smb. to discrimination 3) age; racial; religious; reverse; sex discrimination 4) discrimination against * * * [dɪsˌkrɪmɪ neɪʃ(ə)n] racial religious reverse sex discrimination …
19discrimination — noun (U) 1 the practice of treating one particular group in society in an unfair way (+ against): Laws have got to be tougher to stop discrimination against the disabled. (+ in favour of): discrimination in favour of university graduates | racial …
20discrimination — In constitutional law, the effect of a statute or established practice which confers particular privileges on a class arbitrarily selected from a large number of persons, all of whom stand in the same relation to the privileges granted and… …