discriminatory
adjective
dis·crim·i·na·to·ry
di-ˈskri-mə-nə-ˌtȯr-ē 
-ˈskrim-nə-
2
: applying or favoring discrimination in treatment
Examples of discriminatory in a Sentence
The law prohibits discriminatory hiring practices.
a company that was fined for its discriminatory practices in the hiring of women
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Still, Workday has denied the claims that its technology is discriminatory.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
Our client, Female Athletes United, is right to stand up for its members by challenging the state’s discriminatory policy and advocate for true equality in sports.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
During a discriminatory apartheid government that ended in the mid-1990s, Black South Africans were forcibly dispossessed of their lands for the benefit of Whites.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
Well, that's one of the really unfortunate things about the way the Trump administration has gone on for tariffs because there are things that are discriminatory against the U.S.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
Our client, Female Athletes United, is right to stand up for its members by challenging the state’s discriminatory policy and advocate for true equality in sports.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
During a discriminatory apartheid government that ended in the mid-1990s, Black South Africans were forcibly dispossessed of their lands for the benefit of Whites.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
Well, that's one of the really unfortunate things about the way the Trump administration has gone on for tariffs because there are things that are discriminatory against the U.S.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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“Discriminatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discriminatory. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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discriminatory
adjective
dis·crim·i·na·to·ry
dis-ˈkrim-(ə-)nə-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
: showing discrimination : being unfair
discriminatory treatment
Legal Definition
discriminatory
adjective
dis·crim·i·na·to·ry
dis-ˈkri-mə-nə-ˌtōr-ē
1
: applying discrimination in treatment
2
: having unlawful discrimination as an effect
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