Segregation - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: segregationde facto segregation
de facto segregation see segregation ...
de jure segregation
de jure segregation see segregation ...
segregate
segregate -gat·ed -gat·ing vt : to cause or force the separation of ;specif : to separate (persons) on the basis of race, religion, or national origin vi : to practice or enforce a policy of segregation seg·re·ga·tive [-gā-tiv] adj ...
Segregation
The act of segregating or the state of being segregated separation from others a parting...
segregation
segregation ...
de facto
de facto [Medieval Latin, literally, from the fact] : in reality : actually [these two constraints have been lifted, one de facto and one de jure "Susan Lee"] adj 1 : actual ;esp : being such in effect though not formally recognized see also de facto segregation at segregation 2 : exercising power as if legally constituted or authorized [a de facto government] [a de facto judge] compare de jure ...
de jure
de jure [Medieval Latin, literally, from the law] 1 : by right : of right [a de jure officer] 2 : in accordance with law see also de jure segregation at segregation compare de facto ...
desegregate
desegregate -gat·ed -gat·ing : to eliminate segregation in ;specif : to free from any law, provision, or practice requiring isolation of the members of a particular race in separate units vi : to become desegregated ...
integrate
integrate -grat·ed -grat·ing vt 1 : to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole 2 : to end the segregation of and bring into equal membership in society or an organization vi : to become integrated ...
separate but equal
separate but equal : the doctrine set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court that sanctioned the segregation of individuals by race in separate but equal facilities but that was invalidated as unconstitutional see also Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka and Plessy v. Ferguson in the Important Cases section ...
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