The establishment, enforcement, interpretation and review of laws in a manner that is unbiased with regards to gender with the goal of gender equal legal outcomes.
If there are male and female coaccused and one is offered a plea bargain to testify against the other at a trial, there would be an equal chance that either the male or female is offered the plea bargain resulting in affirmative justice.
There would be an equal percentage (ie 50%) of inmates being male and female.
There would be an equal percentage (ie 50%) of inmates being male and female.
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Asian: Because of Affirmative Action, I have to get a 1550 on SAT and 4.9 GPA to get into a UC school.
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The emails from Ginny Thomas, the conservative activist wife of Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas 'to-then' Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, pressing him to fight to do whatever he could to support Donald Trump in his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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Get the The Thomas Affair mug.To those who thought there couldn't be worse than that couple slobbering noisily all over each other centimetres from your own face at rush hour on the tube (Public Displays of Affection) - think again.
There's always Pathetic Displays of Affection. These usually occur when one or both parties is irretrievably inebriated. Sometimes followed by convenient memory loss the morning after the night before and/or heavy regret and shame felt by one or both parties.
Almost without fail intoxication-related, Pathetic Displays of Affection can be physical or virtual - in which case, thanks to the miracle of modern technology, they can take the various but inevitably excruciating forms of drunken dialling, texting or even, more permanently so, emailing and instant messaging.
There's always Pathetic Displays of Affection. These usually occur when one or both parties is irretrievably inebriated. Sometimes followed by convenient memory loss the morning after the night before and/or heavy regret and shame felt by one or both parties.
Almost without fail intoxication-related, Pathetic Displays of Affection can be physical or virtual - in which case, thanks to the miracle of modern technology, they can take the various but inevitably excruciating forms of drunken dialling, texting or even, more permanently so, emailing and instant messaging.
Pedro, spare us all the PDA (Pathetic Displays of Affection) and the ensuing wingeing phone call to me about how mortified you are. There is no world in which it's a good idea to tell this Madeleine girl you just met at the bar that you want to marry her and impregnate her shortly afterwards. Even if she IS a hot blonde blue-eyed Swede.
by princessetamtam April 29, 2009
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Coined by Josh Delpierre on 05/01/08
Coined by Josh Delpierre on 05/01/08
When referring to a car with plastic spinner hub caps:
"Damn! Check out the affordabling on that ride! "
"Damn! Check out the affordabling on that ride! "
by Josh Delpierre May 1, 2008
Get the affordabling mug.Formally known as "Operation Susannah", the Lavon Affair was a failed Israeli covert operation. For the operation a group of Egyptian Jews were recruited to plant bombs in Egyptian, American, and British-owned civilian targets: cinemas, libraries, and schools. The attacks were made to be blamed on the Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian communist organizations. The terrorist plot was foiled by the Egyptian authorities, and the agents assigned to execute the operation were arrested.
The Lavon Affair is just one of the many points proving the role of uncontrolled Israeli aggression within the Middle East
by nigeraifigerA October 11, 2020
Get the Lavon Affair mug.Emotional Abuse towards lovers, family and friends designed to control and subjugate another human being through the use of fear, humiliation, devaluation, dominating, invalidation, intimidation, guilt, coercion, manipulation and neglect, etc.
It can include anything from verbal abuse and constant criticism to more subtle tactics, such as repeated disapproval or even the refusal to ever be pleased.
It can include anything from verbal abuse and constant criticism to more subtle tactics, such as repeated disapproval or even the refusal to ever be pleased.
His violent affection towards his girlfriends and children eventually alienated him from everyone and he died a lonely man.
by OS11 September 13, 2011
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