discriminatory law

Frequency: 6.88.1 per million words

Refers to a law that unfairly treats a person or group of people differently from others.

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  • Civil rights activists fought for decades to repeal the discriminatory law.
  • The Supreme Court struck down the legislation, declaring it an unconstitutional and discriminatory law.
  • Many citizens protested against the proposed discriminatory law that targeted minorities.
  • Historians study the societal impact of every discriminatory law from that era.
  • A discriminatory law can create deep divisions and inequality within a society.
  • The new government promised to review and amend any existing discriminatory law.
  • International human rights organizations condemned the country for passing a discriminatory law.
  • Lawyers argued that the hiring policy was based on a discriminatory law.
  • It is a fundamental duty of the judiciary to invalidate any discriminatory law.
  • The public debate focused on whether the bill would become a discriminatory law in practice.