Redlined
/ˈrɛdlaɪnd/
Definitions
- (adj.) Affected by 'redlining', the discriminatory practice of denying services or loans based on racial or ethnic composition of a neighborhood.
The community was redlined, making it difficult for residents to obtain mortgages.
- (v.) Past tense of redline, meaning to mark or exclude a geographic area for discriminatory loan practices or to draw legal limits or edits on a document.
The bank redlined several neighborhoods in its lending policies.
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- redline
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Commentary
Often used in contexts involving housing law and lending discrimination; as a past tense form, it references the base term 'redline'.
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