interracial
adjective
in·ter·ra·cial
ˌin-tər-ˈrā-shəl 
: of, involving, or designed for members of different races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
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Its broad wording and a subsequent Supreme Court interpretation allowed prosecutors to bring cases against interracial couples, and eventually many others in consensual relationships, according to Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute.
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Jonathan Mattise, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
Legal scholars, including those at Cornell Law School, note that the law was historically applied to interracial couples and consensual relationships, raising concerns about its use as a tool of racial and moral policing.
—Amanda Castro
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hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Roxie Roker portrayed Helen Willis on The Jeffersons, making history as one of television's first interracial couples.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 2 July 2025
The threats to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status represent a similar inversion of history: the government first used the tactic decades ago against institutions such as Bob Jones University, a conservative Christian school that banned interracial couples on campus.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
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Jonathan Mattise, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
Legal scholars, including those at Cornell Law School, note that the law was historically applied to interracial couples and consensual relationships, raising concerns about its use as a tool of racial and moral policing.
—Amanda Castro
joshua Rhett Miller
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Roxie Roker portrayed Helen Willis on The Jeffersons, making history as one of television's first interracial couples.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 2 July 2025
The threats to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status represent a similar inversion of history: the government first used the tactic decades ago against institutions such as Bob Jones University, a conservative Christian school that banned interracial couples on campus.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
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“Interracial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interracial. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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interracial
adjective
in·ter·ra·cial
ˌint-ər-ˈrā-shəl
: of, involving, or designed for members of different races
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