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  1. Discrimination
    [Employment and Occupation] The Convention concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation or Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (ILO Convention No.111) is an International Labour Organization Convention. It is one of 8 ILO fundamental conventions. The co...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination_(Employment_and_Occupation)_Con

  2. Discrimination
    The ability of a power protection system to differentiate between the conditions it was intended to operate and those it was not intended for.
    Found op http://www.youngco.com/young2.asp?ID=4&Type=3

  3. Discrimination
    Unequal treatment of individuals, usually on the basis of gender, race, age, religion or disability.
    Found op http://www.bized.co.uk/reference/glossary/index.htm?glosid=570

  4. Discrimination
    When one group of workers is treated differently from others in terms of wages paid, employment and promotion opportunities
    Found op http://www.bized.co.uk/reference/glossary/index.htm?glosid=845

  5. Discrimination
    Treating people less fairly because they belong to a different group.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  6. Discrimination
    Activities that deny to the members of a particular group resources or rewards which can be obtained by others. Discrimination has to be distinguished from prejudice, although the two are usually quite closely associated. It can be the case that individuals who are prejudiced against others do not e...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20212

  7. discrimination
    [n] - the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished 2. [n] - unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=discrimination

  8. discrimination
    the process whereby members of social groups are disadvantaged by comparison with the rest of the population. Such discrimination can be direct and open or indirect and even unconscious.
    Found op http://www.polity.co.uk/cbs3/PDF/Glos.pdf

  9. Discrimination
    any action that involves treating various categories of people unequally
    Found op http://wps.pearsoned.co.uk/wps/media/objects/2143/2195136/glossary/glossary

  10. Discrimination
    Under a range of different kinds of legislation, the law prohibits discrimination against various sectors of the workforce. Conduct is generally discriminatory where it may be considered to disadvantage a person of a particular sex or race, union members or non-members, ex-offenders, or from late 19...
    Found op http://www.clickdocs.co.uk/glossary/discrimination.htm

  11. Discrimination
    The less favourable treatment of one individual over another because, of personal prejudices. See Direct Discrimination and Indirect Discrimination.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20474

  12. Discrimination
    The treating of one or more people unfairly, as compared to any other person or persons. Discrimination can be based upon the following grounds: sex, sexual orientation, race, nationality, religion or disability.
    Found op http://www.compactlaw.co.uk/legal_glossary/d/discrimination.html



  1. Discrimination
    Discrimination is the ability to perceive the difference between two things, for example phonemes. Some pairs of sounds are more difficult for children to discriminate between, for example k/g, t/d, and p/b.
    Found op http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/publications/literacy/63285/nls_fw

  2. Discrimination
    Treating members of a group unfairly compared to the treatment of other people who are not members of that group.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20912

  3. Discrimination
    The law prohibits discrimination on the specific grounds of sex, race and nationality, disability, and trans-sexuality. At the European level, there are proposals for a new directive, which would establish a general framework for equal treatment in employment. It is lawful at present to discriminate...
    Found op http://www.tssa.org.uk/en/what-we-can-do-for-you/your-workplace/employment-

  4. Discrimination
    Dis·crim`i·na'tion noun [ Latin discriminatio the contrasting of opposite thoughts.] 1. The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and marking differences. « To make an anxious discrimination between the miracle ab...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/80

  5. discrimination
    <psychology> Differential response to different stimuli. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?discrimination

  6. discrimination
    secernment noun the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=discrimination

  7. discrimination
    favoritism noun unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=discrimination

  8. discrimination
    (dis-krim″ĭ-na´shәn) the making of fine distinctions. right-left discrimination the ability to differentiate one side of the body from the other.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  9. Discrimination
    • (n.) The arbitrary imposition of unequal tariffs for substantially the same service. • (n.) The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and marking differences. • (n.) The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely distinguishing; acute discernment; as, to show grea...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/discrimination/

  10. discrimination
    (from the article `academic freedom`) In the 1980s and `90s, many universities in the United States adopted regulations aimed at proscribing speech and writing that was deemed ... Discrimination grew strong, especially against Asians. An alien land law intended to discourage ownership of land by Asi...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/55

  11. discrimination
    in psychology, the ability to perceive and respond to differences among stimuli. It is considered a more advanced form of learning than ... [9 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/55

  12. Discrimination
    Discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on their membership - or perceived membership - in a certain group or category. It involves the actual behaviors towards groups such as excluding or restricting members of one group from opportunities that are available to another g...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrimination

  13. discrimination
    treating people unfairly because of differences in race, gender, etc.
    Found op http://www.eslgold.com/acad_vocab_definitions.html

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