anti-discrimination legislation

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legislation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌledʒ.əˈsleɪ.ʃən/
a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by ...
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(Definition oflegislationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofanti-discrimination legislation

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Anti-discriminationlegislationoutlaws some forms of restriction of participation for people with health conditions.
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Liberal regimes might intervene withanti-discriminationlegislation, but they do so purely to prevent anti-competitive practices in the paid labour market, in ways that are assiduously gender-blind.
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Hence, if workers and their employers define a functional limitation as part of a ' natural' or 'normal ' ageing process rather than a disability, they may not benefit fromanti-discriminationlegislation.
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We need a guarantee about the introduction ofanti-discriminationlegislation, and the quota system needs to be enforced.
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No one who supportsanti-discriminationlegislationis kidding himself that, if such legislation were implemented, discrimination would disappear overnight.
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I spoke earlier about some of the dangers of a backlash from business and voters againstanti-discriminationlegislation.
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I do not believe that the institute understands the basic concept of equality which underliesanti-discriminationlegislation.
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We are legislating on a reserved matter—anti-discriminationlegislation—but it will be applied to a devolved matter, education.
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It could be argued equally well that the acceptability ofanti-discriminationlegislationsimply reflects the fact that attitudes in society are changing already.
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The police should not be subject to exemptions under anyanti-discriminationlegislation.
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There are differences of approach among the countries which haveanti-discriminationlegislation, many of which reflect differences in legal background.
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Is that not one illustration of the fact thatanti-discriminationlegislationshould be seen as an investment rather than a cost or a burden?
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If we are serious aboutanti-discriminationlegislation, we are required to be serious about its enforcement.
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We have heard the argument thatanti-discriminationlegislationwould be difficult to draft.
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Anti-discriminationlegislationon the statute book is useless unless it is good law, law that is both workable and enforceable.
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They confirm my view that effective definitions of discrimination and disability for the purposes ofanti-discriminationlegislationare extremely difficult to formulate.
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Has the case foranti-discriminationlegislationbeen proven?
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I do not see how we can speculate on the genetic information that we have at present and write it intoanti-discriminationlegislation.
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