racism

racism
index discrimination (bigotry), intolerance, segregation (isolation by races)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


racism
n.
Prejudice against members of a particular ethnic group or race.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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