segregation

segregation
seg·re·ga·tion /ˌse-gri-'gā-shən/ n
1: separation of individuals or groups and esp. racial groups compare desegregation
de facto segregation: segregation of racial groups that arises as a result of economic, social, or other factors rather than by operation or enforcement of laws or other official state action
de jure segregation: segregation intended or mandated by law or otherwise intentionally arising from state action
◇ De jure segregation is illegal.
2: separate confinement of prisoners within a penal institution

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

segregation
I (isolation by races) noun apartheid, discrimination, division by races, ostracism, prejudice, racial prejudice, racialism, racism, separation by races associated concepts: equal protection clause II (separation) noun classification, detachment, differentiation, disassociation, disconnection, disengagement, dissociation, distinguishment, disunion, division, grouping, isolation, partition, seiunctio, setting apart associated concepts: segregation of trust funds III index discrimination (differentiation), division (act of dividing), estrangement, exception (exclusion), exclusion, expulsion, intolerance, ostracism, quarantine, removal, selection (choice), severance, split

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


segregation
The act or process of separating a race, class, or ethnic group from a society's general population.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


segregation
The act or process of separating a race, class, or ethnic group from a society's general population.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • Segregation — Seg re*ga tion, n. [L. segregatio: cf. F. s[ e]gr[ e]gation.] 1. The act of segregating, or the state of being segregated; separation from others; a parting. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) Separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • segregation — segregation. См. расщепление. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Segregation — Segregation. См. ликвация. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

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  • segregation — (n.) 1550s, act of segregating, from L.L. segregationem (nom. segregatio), noun of action from segregare (see SEGREGATE (Cf. segregate)). Meaning state of being segregated is from 1660s. Specific U.S. sense of enforced separation of races is… …   Etymology dictionary

  • segregation — [n] separation apartheid, discrimination, dissociation, disunion, division, exlusion, isolation, partition, seclusion, splitting up; concepts 135,195,297,388 …   New thesaurus

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