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  • 21equal protection of the law — equal protection of the law: equal protection Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. equal protection of the law …

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  • 22equal — [ē′kwəl] adj. [ME < L aequalis, equal < aequus, level, even, flat] 1. of the same quantity, size, number, value, degree, intensity, quality, etc. 2. having the same rights, privileges, ability, rank, etc. 3. evenly proportioned; balanced or …

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  • 23Equal consideration of interests — is the name of a moral principle that states that one should both include all affected interests when calculating the rightness of an action, and weigh those interests equally. The term equal consideration of interests first appeared in Peter… …

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  • 24Equal Rights Party — can refer to:*Equal Rights Party (Canada) *Equal Rights (Latvia) *Liberia Equal Rights Party *Equal Rights Party (New Zealand) *Equal Rights Party (United States), four different 19th century American political partiesee also*Equal rights *Equal… …

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  • 25Equal Pay Act of 1963 — USA A federal law prohibiting wage discrimination on the basis of sex (29 U.S.C. §206(d)). The Equal Pay Act is part of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and applies to all employers covered under the FLSA. To make a claim for discrimination… …

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  • 26Equal Access — is an international not for profit organization that provides information and education about healthcare and social issues through radio in developing countries. The organization is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Kathmandu, Nepal; …

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  • 27equal pay — Under Section 1 of the Equal Pay Act 1970, where a worker of one gender is engaged in like work (work of the same or broadly the same nature), if his or her job is rated as equivalent (under a proper non discriminatory job evaluation study) or is …

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  • 28equal protection clause — n often cap E&P&C: the clause in the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits any state from denying to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… …

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  • 29Equal — E qual, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Equaled}or {Equalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Equaling} or {Equalling}.] 1. To be or become equal to; to have the same quantity, the same value, the same degree or rank, or the like, with; to be commen?urate with. [1913… …

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  • 30Equal rights — can refer to:*Human rights, when such rights are held in common by all people *Civil rights, when such rights are held in common by all citizens of a nation *Women s rights, when such rights are held in common by both men and women **Equal Rights …

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