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equal protection

it treats other individuals or classes in like circumstances called also equal protection of the law see also rational basis test, strict scrutiny, suspect classification Amendment XIV to the Constitution in the back matter NOTE: The equal protection … matter NOTE: The equal protection requirement of the Constitution protects against legislation that affects individuals differently without a rational basis for doing so. In reviewing claims of denial of equal protection, a court will uphold legislation that has

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Reason to believe

(1972) 3SCC 234: (1972) 1 SCR 175. The words 'reason to believe', convey that there must be some rational basis for the assessing authority to form the belief that the whole or any part of the turnover of

capricious

capricious 1 : governed or characterized by impulse or whim: as a : lacking a rational basis b : likely to change suddenly 2 : not supported by the weight of evidence or established rules

intermediate

laws that is applied to a statute involving classification of persons and that is more intensive than the rational basis test and not as severe as strict scrutiny [ review] [ scrutiny] in·ter·me·di·ate·ly adv

scrutiny

classification of persons under the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution see also intermediate, strict scrutiny compare rational basis test

strict scrutiny

in order to determine if it is narrowly tailored to serve a compelling state interest see also intermediate, rational basis test

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