discriminatory — dis‧crim‧i‧na‧to‧ry [dɪsˈkrɪmnətri ǁ nəˌtɔri ] adjective HUMAN RESOURCES LAW treating a person or a group of people differently from other people, in an unfair way : • The courts enacted a series of laws against discriminatory employment… … Financial and business terms
discriminatory — dis·crim·i·na·to·ry /dis kri mə nə ˌtōr ē/ adj 1: applying discrimination in treatment 2: having unlawful discrimination as an effect Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Discriminatory — Dis*crim i*na*to*ry, a. Discriminative. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discriminatory — 1828; see DISCRIMINATE (Cf. discriminate) + ORY (Cf. ory) … Etymology dictionary
discriminatory — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing discrimination or prejudice … English terms dictionary
discriminatory — [di skrim′ənə tôr΄ē] adj. 1. practicing discrimination, or showing prejudice 2. discriminating, or distinguishing … English World dictionary
discriminatory — discriminatorily, adv. /di skrim euh neuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. 1. characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, esp. as an indication of racial, religious, or sexual bias: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax. 2.… … Universalium
discriminatory — [[t]dɪskrɪ̱mɪnətri, AM tɔːri[/t]] ADJ Discriminatory laws or practices are unfair because they treat one group of people worse than other groups. These reforms will abolish racially discriminatory laws. Syn: biased … English dictionary
discriminatory — adjective 1. being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand a prejudiced judge • Syn: ↑prejudiced • Ant: ↑unprejudiced (for: ↑prejudiced) • Similar to … Useful english dictionary
discriminatory — adj. Discriminatory is used with these nouns: ↑law, ↑practice, ↑treatment … Collocations dictionary
