Apartheid
/əˈpɑːrtaɪd/
Definitions
- (n.) A policy or system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination enforced by law, notably in South Africa from 1948 to the early 1990s.
The international community condemned the apartheid regime for its human rights abuses.
- (n.) Any system or practice of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race or ethnicity.
The court ruled that the housing policy amounted to apartheid under international law.
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- apartheid
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Commentary
The term apartheid is primarily associated with the South African legal and political framework but is also used broadly in international law to characterize systematic racial discrimination enforced by law.
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