Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Desegregation

n. 1. The abrogation of policies that separate people of different races into different institutions and facilities (such as public schools). 2. The state of having had such policies abrogated. - desegregate, ub. Cf. INTEGRATION (3).

Segregation

n. 1. The act or process of separating. 2. The unconstitutional policy of separating people on the basis of color, nationality, religion, or the like. - segregate, vb. - segregative, adj.

de facto segregation

See SEGREGATION.

de facto segregation.

Segregation that occurs without state authority, usu. on the basis of socioeconomic factors.

de jure segregation

See SEGREGATION.

de jure segregation.

Segregation that is permitted by law.

punitive segregation

See SEGREGATION.

punitive segregation.

The act of removing a prisoner from the prison population for placement in separate or solitary confinement, usu. for disciplinary reasons.