discriminating law
11Jim Crow law — U.S. Hist. any state law discriminating against black persons. Cf. Black Code. [1890 95, Amer.] …
12Black Law — noun Any one of a series of laws, passed before the American Civil War, sharply discriminating against free negroes who wished to emigrate to a northern state and become citizens thereof …
13distinctive — I adjective characteristic, conspicuous, contrasting, diacritical, different, differentiating, differentiative, differing, discriminating, distinct, distinguishing, exclusive, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, indicating difference, indicative,… …
14rational — ra·tio·nal / ra shə nəl/ adj 1: having reason or understanding 2: relating to, based on, or guided by reason, principle, fairness, logic, a legitimate state interest, or a consideration of fact age distinctions are not subject to strict scrutiny …
15discretion — dis·cre·tion /dis kre shən/ n: power of free decision or latitude of choice within certain bounds imposed by law reached the age of discretion struck down death penalty provisions administered through unbridled jury discretion L. H. Tribe: as a:… …
16arbitrary — ar·bi·trary / är bə ˌtrer ē/ adj 1: depending on individual discretion (as of a judge) and not fixed by standards, rules, or law the manner of punishment is arbitrary 2 a: not restrained or limited in the exercise of power an arbitrary government …
17juridical — ju·rid·i·cal /ju̇ ri di kəl/ adj [Latin juridicus, from jur jus law + dicere to say] 1: of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge raises a juridical question regarding trial 2: of or relating to law or jurisprudence …
18equal protection — equal pro·tec·tion n: a guarantee under the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that a state must treat an individual or class of individuals the same as it treats other individuals or classes in like circumstances – called also equal… …
19reasonable — rea·son·able adj 1 a: being in accordance with reason, fairness, duty, or prudence b: of an appropriate degree or kind c: supported or justified by fact or circumstance a reasonable belief that force was necessary for self defense d …
20workers' compensation — work·ers compensation n 1: compensation for injury to an employee arising out of and in the course of employment that is paid to the worker or dependents by an employer whose strict liability for such compensation is established by statute ◇… …
