Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Yick Wo doctrine

The principle that a law or ordinance that gives a person or entity absolute discretion to give or withhold permission to carry on a lawful business is in violation of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356, 6 S.Ct. 1064 (1886).