As a result, minority elements were largely excluded from national affairs, and discriminatory policies developed that bred resentment and increased political instability (see ch.
Thus, for example, a grant of federal funds conditioned on invidiously discriminatory state action or the infliction of cruel and unusual punishment would be an illegitimate exercise of the Congress' broad spending power.
The advantages secured by the adjustment of our trade relations under this law have continued during the last year, and some additional cases of discriminatory treatment of which we had reason to complain have been removed.
During the past year some instances of discriminatory treatment have been removed, but I regret to say that there remain a few cases of differential treatment adverse to the commerce of the United States.
They were forced into ghettos, subjected to discriminatory laws, deprived of the food necessary to avoid starvation, and finally systematically and brutally exterminated.
A series of discriminatory laws was passed, which limited the offices and professions permitted to Jews; and restrictions were placed on their family life and their rights of citizenship.
This is the capital reason which is being ascribed for the discriminatory effort against the Japanese in California by the leaders of the movement.
In the second place, the advocates of the proposal argue that, if adopted, it will defeat the entire discriminatory efforts of the Californians.
These discriminatory efforts against the Japanese obstruct the Americanization of native-born Japanese in two ways.
The problem has been given even greater urgency by four recent court decisions, which have held that the conventional method of financing schools through local property taxes is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
Whether they are or not, the result is discriminatory just the same.
The first general bill to pass the House of Representatives in 1874, had for its object a reduction of rates; but the movement for the elimination of discriminatory practices did not begin until two years later.
This does not however detract in the least from their discriminatory character.
Discriminatory rates could never be corrected until such power was delegated by Congress or conferred by judicial interpretation of the law.
In this Illinois Central case, a colliery company complained of even a more minute detail of the rule employed by the railroad in making its daily allotment, affirming it to be discriminatory in effect.
The Lake Shore case, fought through every Ohio court and then on appeal up to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1886, widely advertised the discriminatory practices of the railroads.
This dealt with discriminatory rates on soft coal for the New Haven road, given by means of manipulation of the pro-rating division between the various companies interested.
Part of it is junk already, and a part available is run at immense loss, owing to discriminatory laws.
He was intimately familiar with every political movement in Washington, and he had a rare talent for discriminatory description, both of events and analysis of the leading characters in the Washington drama.
It is necessary that all countries be induced to abandon or adequately modify present discriminatory policies and that the interest of our nationals be protected.
First, the deaf have been regarded as mentally deficient or incapable of certain civic acts, and discriminatory laws have been enacted.
Discriminatory legislation has practically disappeared, as has also beneficial legislation of the old sort, the only kind likely to be enacted in the future being along the new lines pointed out.
The roots of nationalism seem to lie in the Southern Sung period, growing up in the course of contacts with the Juchên and Mongols; but the discriminatory laws of the Mongols greatly fostered this feeling.
Extension of this credit will enable the United Kingdom to avoid discriminatory trade arrangements of the type which destroyed freedom of trade during the 1930's.
Certain provisions of law, however, have the effect of compelling action in respect to aliens which are inequitable in some instances and discriminatory in others.
Complaint was made last summer of the discriminatory enforcement of a bubonic quarantine against Japanese on the Pacific coast and of interference with their travel in California and Colorado under the health laws of those States.
I urge the prompt enactment by the Congress of the legislation now before it to extend and broaden the existing displaced persons law and remove its discriminatory features.
We launched a new Task Force on Legal Equity for Women and a Fifty States Project that will examine State laws for discriminatory language.
The Social Security system was amended to eliminate the widow's penalty and a comprehensive study of discriminatory provisions and possible changes was presented to Congress.
Any unfriendly or discriminatory act against them on the part of a foreign power with which we are at peace would call for our earnest remonstrance, whether a treaty existed or not.
In the black community itself greater participation in elections and new techniques in community action were erodingdiscriminatory traditions and practices in many communities.
Because of delay in abolishing old discriminatory practices, he pointed out to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, "the Navy's good public relations are endangered.
The President should lose no time in applying the provisions of the new Civil Rights Act of 1964, which forbade the use of federal funds in discriminatory activities, to offending states.
Their lack of representation in the upper ranks demonstrated that the climb to command was slow and arduous even when the discriminatory tactics of earlier times had been removed.
He did not consider the current practice "discriminatory in any way" so long as the Army accepted its fair percentage of Negroes.
The test of amenability to service of process within the State was ignored in a recent case dealing with discriminatory assessment of property belonging to a nonresident individual.
Kraemer[1011] the use of judicial power to enforce private agreements of a discriminatory character was held unconstitutional.
Sufficiency of Remedy When no other remedy is available, due process is denied by a judgment of a State court withholding a decree in equity to enjoin collection of a discriminatory tax.
A special highway assessment against railroads based on real property, rolling stock and other personal property is unjustly discriminatory when other assessments for the same improvement are based on real property alone.
It is doubtful whether in some of the states the authorities believed that there were any discriminatory laws; they probably overlooked some of the free Negro legislation already on the statute books.
We are much distressed by the events of recent weeks during which the German Jewish population has been subjected to discriminatory measures; the situation threatens to deteriorate even further.
The scheme would work, eugenically, in proportion as it is discriminatory and graded.
Looking only at the eugenic consequences, we can not doubt that a considerable and discriminatory selection of immigrants to this country is necessary.
Gradually, the armed forces modified their discriminatory policies in response to the flood of complaints.
Officials at varying levels were still influenced by their personal prejudices, and they continued to use their positions in a discriminatory manner.
Afro-Americans generally admitted that the Selective Service Act per se was not discriminatory and that it was applied impartially in most places.
The 54th Massachusetts regiment served for an entire year without any pay rather than to accept discriminatory wages.
This forced the American government to face up to the discriminatorypolicies within the nation and, especially, to reexamine the legal discrimination existing within the Southern states.
The year 1914 doubtless ushered in for the world a new epoch of protective and discriminatory tariff legislation determined by political rather than by direct economic considerations.
Where competition is enforced it is by applying some general rules that create a general market price instead of discriminatory prices, but the fixing of the price is left to the competitors.
This discriminatory practice is in direct conflict with the fundamental which demands that all the workers be organized, without regard to sex, race, creed, politics or nationality.
Moreover these same company agents cited this discriminatory practice most effectively to induce thousands of outside colored workers to come into the industry as strike-breakers.
I am merely bringing evidence to prove that not only are Japanese laws with regard to the ownership of land by foreigners as discriminatory as those of California, but their interpretation is a serious handicap to aliens in Japan.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "discriminatory" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: intolerant; judicial; partial; selective
