(US, historical) Any law that racially segregated public facilities and which was enacted in Southern and border states in the United States between 1876 and 1965.
(US, historical) Any law that racially segregated public facilities and which was enacted in Southern and border states in the United States between 1876 and 1965.
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(US) Any one of a series of laws, passed before the American Civil War, sharply discriminating against free blacks who wished to emigrate to a northern state and become citizens there.
(South Africa, historical) The policy of racial segregation in South Africa from 1948 to 1994.
(by extension) Any similar policy of racial segregation or separation and discrimination, particularly when in favor of a minority rule.
(North America, now, historical) A restrictive religious-based law in colonial New England, especially preventing leisure activities on a Sunday.
(by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.