1. A standard, rule, or principle used to make distinctions or decisions that unfairly disadvantage or prejudice certain individuals or groups based on protected characteristics such as race, gender, religion, or ethnicity
The company was accused of using a discriminatory criterion in its hiring process.
A empresa foi acusada de usar um critério discriminatório em seu processo de contratação.
2. In legal contexts, a measure or benchmark that violates equal treatment principles and violates anti-discrimination laws
The court ruled that age was an unlawful discriminatory criterion for the job position.
O tribunal decidiu que a idade era um critério discriminatório ilegal para a posição de trabalho.