Favouritism - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition favouritism

Definition :

Favouritism, means a deposition to show, or the practice of showing favour, or partiality to an individual or class, to neglect of others having equal or superior claims, under preference (Oxford English Dictionary)

Means showing favour in matter of selection on circumstances other than merits, [Law Lexicon by P. Ramanatha Aiyar, 3rd Edn., 2005]