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dis•crim•i•na•to•ry

Pronunciation: (di-skrim'u-nu-tôr"ē, -tōr"ē), [key]
—adj.
1. characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, esp. as an indication of racial, religious, or sexual bias: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
2. discriminative (defs. 1, 2).

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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