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prejudicial selection

[prɪˌdʒuːˈdɪʃəl sɪˈlɛkʃən]
nounpl: prejudicial selections
seleção prejudicial
1. The act of choosing or picking in a manner that causes harm, disadvantage, or unfair treatment to a person or group
The prejudicial selection of candidates based on their ethnicity violated company policy.
A seleção prejudicial de candidatos com base em sua etnia violou a política da empresa.
2. In legal or institutional contexts, a selection process that results in unfair discrimination against protected groups
The court found evidence of prejudicial selection in the jury selection process.
O tribunal encontrou evidências de seleção prejudicial no processo de seleção do júri.
Synonyms
discriminatory selectionbiased selectionunfair selectionselective discrimination
Antonyms
fair selectionunbiased selectionneutral selectionequitable selection

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
seleção prejudicial
Standard usage in Brazil
Portugal
seleção prejudicial
Standard usage in Portugal

Related Idioms & Phrases

stacking the deck
playing favorites
cherry-picking
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