discriminating law
41ECOA — Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) USA A federal statute that prohibits creditors from discriminating in any aspect of a credit transaction on the basis of an applicant s race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status or age (if the …
42Class Action Fairness Act — (CAFA) USA A federal law that made various changes to US class action procedure. Some of the important changes include: • Allowing more class actions to be filed in, or removed to, federal court by expanding federal diversity jurisdiction over… …
43CAFA — Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) USA A federal law that made various changes to US class action procedure. Some of the important changes include: • Allowing more class actions to be filed in, or removed to, federal court by expanding federal… …
44Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 — (PDA) USA A federal law amending Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). It expands the coverage of sex discrimination under Title VII to include discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions.… …
45PDA — Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 (PDA) USA A federal law amending Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). It expands the coverage of sex discrimination under Title VII to include discrimination on the basis of pregnancy,… …
46preferential — pref·e·ren·tial /ˌpre fə ren chəl/ adj 1: of or constituting a preference a preferential transfer 2: giving preference to union members esp. in hiring a preferential shop 3: showing preference these creditors may obtain preferential …
47knowing — know·ing adj 1: having or reflecting knowledge a knowing and intelligent waiver of counsel see also intelligent 2: deliberate (2) knowing possession …
48particular — par·tic·u·lar adj in the civil law of Louisiana: of or relating to a designated property or to the inheritance of it compare universal Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
49sober — index deliberate, disconsolate, discriminating (judicious), earnest, grave (solemn), lucid, major …
50PCR — abbr. Stands for polymerase chain reaction, the newest (at this writing) method of DNA analysis. Using PCR technique, it is possible to analyze a biological specimen that is one tenth the size of that required for the older RFLP method. It also… …
