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EXHIBIT 9 IN SUPPORT OF THE DEFENDANTS’
MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Bibliography of Definitions of "discriminate",
"discrimination" "segregate" and "segregation". 4
Webster, Noah, by William G. Webster and William A. Wheeler.
A Common-School Dictionary of the English Language. New
York: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co. 1867.
Discriminate. v. t. To distinguish; to separate.
Discrimination, n. Act of discriminating.
segregate. v. t. To separate; to set apart.
Segregation. n. Separation from others.
Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Third Edition. 1922
Discriminate. a. [L. discriminatus, p.p. of discriminare
to divide, deriv. of discernere to discern.] 1.
Distinguished by certain tokens; distinct. 2. Marked by or
showing discrimination.
--(-nat), v.t.;-nat'ed-(-nat'ed);-nat'ing. 1. To mark as
different;differentiate. 2. To separate by discerning
differences;distinguish.--Syn. See distinguish.--v.i. 1.
To make a difference or distinction; distinguish. 2.
To make a difference in treatment or favor (of one as
compared with others).
Discrimination. n. 1. Act of discriminating; a state of
being discriminated. 2.A distinction, as in treatment; esp.
an unfair or injurious distinction. 3.Quality of being
discriminating; acute discernment. 4.That which
discriminates; mark of distinction. --Syn. Penetration,
clearness, acuteness, acumen, judgment, discernment,
distinction.
segregate a. [L.segregatus, p.p. of segregare to separate;
se-aside + grex, gregis, flock, herd.] Set apart; separate;
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select.--(-gat), v.t.;--gat'ed(-gat'ed);-gat'ing. To
separate or cut off from others or from the main body;
set apart. v.i. Chem., Geol., etc. To separate from
the general mass and collect together, as in
crystalization or solidification.
segregation n. Act of segregating, or state of being
segregated; also, a segregated portion or mass.
Universal Dictionary of the English Language. George
Routledge & Sons, Ltd. 1932
discriminate vb. intrans. & trans. [l. diskri-minat;
2. diskrimineit], fr. Lat. discrimin-at(um), P:P. type of
discriminare, 'to divide, separate'; fig. 'to distinguish;
to distribute, apportion', fr. discrimen, 'an intervening
space, interval; distinction,difference; critical moment,
turning point,crisis; danger,hazard', fr. dis- & *cri-men,
fr. Aryan base *(s)krei-, *(s)kri-, 'to divide, separate’.
Cp. Gk. krino, 'to separate, distinguish’ (see critic); lat.
cernere, 'to divide, separate; to recognize, perceive’
(see concern, certain); Lat. cribrum, 'sieve' (see
cribriform, riddle(111.)). The base *(s)k(e)rei-&c. is an
expansion of the base*(s)ker-, 'to cut'. See cortex, carnal,
scribe. A. intrans. 1. To perceive differences, distinguish
(between): to discriminate between A and B. 2. To
distinguish by different treatment; mark out, select, for
special treatment; make distinctions, treat differently: to
discriminate in favour of A, against B. B. trans. 1. To
distinguish carefully, mark differences in: to discriminate
A from B. 2. To serve as a distinction, distinguish: his
great stature discriminated him from his followers.
discrimination, n.[1l. diskriminashun; 2. diskrimineifen].
discriminate &-ion. 1. The act of discriminating.
2. Capacity for discriminating; ability to perceive subtle
distinctions; perception.
segregate (I), vb. trans. & intrans. 1. segregat; 2.
segrigeit]; pedantically [1. segregat; 2. sigrigeit] on
account of Lat. se-; fr. Lat. segregat-(um), P.P. type of
segregare, 'to set apart, separate from others', fr. se- &
greg-, stem of grex, 'a flock'. See gre-garious. 1. trans.
To cut off, separate from others or the main body or mass;
to set apart, isolate. 2. intrans. To become separated from
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a main body or mass, specif. (of crystals &c.) to separate
and collect round a nucleus or line of fracture.
segregation [l. segregashun; 2. segrigeifen], fr. Lat.
segregation-(em). See prec. & -ion. a Act, process, of
segregating; b state of being segregated; c segregated group
of persons or objects &c.
New Practical Dictionary of the English Language,
Britannica World Language Dictionary. Funk & Wagnalls Co.
1956.
discriminate: 1. to note the differences between; observe
a difference. 2. to set apart as different; differentiate;
distinguish. 3. To make a distinction; treat unequally
or unfairly.
discrimination, n.l. The act or power of discriminating;
the discernment of distinctions. 2. Differential treatment.
3. The state or condition of being discriminated;
distinction; sometimes, unjust distinction.
segregate: 1. To place apart from others or the rest;
isolate or make into an isolated group. 2. To separate from
a mass and gather about nuclei or along lines of fracture,
as in crystallization or solidification. 3. To undergo
segregation. adj. separated or set apart from others;
select.
segregation, n.l1. The act or process of segregating; esp.
in genetics the separation and distribution of inherited
characters in the off-spring of cross-bred parents.
Webster's New International Dictionary of the English
Language. Second Edition. From Volumes II and IV. 1957
discriminate, adj. [L. discriminatus,
past part of discriminare to divide, separate, fr.
discrimen division, distinction, decision, fr. discernere.
See Discern; cf. criminate.] 1. Having the difference
marked; distinguished by certain tokens; distinct.
2. Marked by discrimination; carefully distinguishing.
--discriminately, adv.--discriminateness, n.
discriminate(-nat), v.;-nated (-nated); -id; 119);
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-nating(-nat'ing). Transitive: 1. To serve to distinguish;
to mark as different; to differentiate. Now rare. 2. To
separate (like things) one from another in comprehension
or use by discerning the minute differences.
--,Intransitive:1l. To make a distinction; to distinguish
accurately; as, to discriminate between fact and fancy;
also, to use discernment. 2. To make a difference in
treatment or favor (of one as compared with others); as,
to discriminate in favor of one's friends; to discriminate
against a special class. Syn. --See distinguish.
discrimination, n. (LL. discriminatio
the contrasting of opposite thoughts.] 1. Act of
discriminating, or state of being discriminated.
To make an anxious discrimination between the miracle
absolute and providential. Trench.
2. That which discriminates; a mark of distinction.
3. The quality of being discriminating; faculty
of nicely distinguishing; acute discernment. 4. A
distinction, as in treatment; esp., an unfair or injurious
distinction. Specif., arbitrary imposition of unequal
tariffs for substantially the same service; a difference in
treatment made between persons, localities, or classes of
traffic, in respect of substantially the same service.
A difference in rates, not based upon any corresponding
difference in cost, constitutes a case of
discrimination. A.T. Hadley. :
5. The perception of a difference.
Syn.--Discernment, penetration, distinction, acumen.
segregate, adj. [L.segregatus, past part. of segregare to
separate, fr. se- aside & grex, gregis, a flock or herd.
See Gregarious.] Apart, or separated, from others of the
same kind; set apart; separate; select.
segregate, n. That which has segregated; specif.: a.Biol.
An individual of a class resulting from the separation
of characters during segregation (sense 4). b. Bot. & Zool.
A species separated from an aggregate species.
segregate, v.: seg're-gat'ed (-gat'ed; -id;119);
segregating (-gating). Transitive: 1. To separate or cut
off from others or from the general mass or main body; to
set apart; to isolate; to seclude. 2. To cause to
segregate.
----,Intransitive: 1. To separate from the general mass, and
collect together or become concentrated at a particular
place or in a certain region, as in the process of
crystallization or solidification; hence, to separate or
withdraw as a group from a main body, as from a nation.
2. Biol. To separate, as alleomorphic genes or characters,
during meiosis.
segregation, n. [LL. segregatio.] 1. Act of segregating, or
state of being segregated; separation from others or from
the general mass or main body. 2. Specif.: a Obs. Secession
from an ecclesiastical body; schism. b. Obs. Dispersion.
Shak. c¢ Isolation or seclusion of a particular class of
persons, as of foreign or defective school children or of
the colored or Oriental population of a city. 3. A
segregated portion; formerly, a schismatic group. 4. Biol.
The separation of allelomorphic genes or characters,
typically during meiosis. See Mendel's Law. 5. Ceramics. The
condition of a surface having more than four spots,
blisters, or pinholes in any pottery square.
Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English
Language. Second Edition. The World Publishing Company.
1964
discriminate, v.t.; discriminated, pt., pp.; discriminating,
PpPr. [L. discriminatus, pp. of discriminare, to divide,
distinguish, from discrimen, a division, distinction,
interval, from dis-, apart, and crimen, verdict, judgment.)
1. To distinguish; to observe the difference between; to
select from others.
When a prisoner first leaves his cell he is unable to
discriminate colors or recognize faces. - Macaulay.
2. to constitute a difference between; to differentiate.
In outward fashion. . . discriminated from all the
nations of the earth. - Hammond.
discriminate, v.i. 1. to see the difference (between
things); distinguish. 2. to make distinctions in treatment;
show partiality (in favor of) or prejudice (against).
discriminate, a. 1. distinguished; distinct. 2. involving
discrimination; distinguishing carefully.
discrimination, n. 1. the act of distinguishing; the act
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of making or observing a difference; distinction; as, the
discrimination between right and wrong. 2. the ability
to make or perceive distinctions; penetration; judgment;
perception; discernment.
Their own desire of glory would . . . baffle their
discrimination. - Milman.
3. the state of being discriminated, distinguished, or
set apart; a showing of difference or favoritism in
treatment.
There is a reverence to be showed them on the account
of their discrimination from other places.
Stillingfleet.
that which discriminates; mark of distinction.
Take heed of abetting any factions, or applying any
public discriminations in matters of religion. Gauden.
Syn.--discernment, penetration, clearness, acuteness,
acumen, judgment, distinction.
segregate, a. [L.segregatus, pp. Or segregare, to set apart,
lit., to set apart from the flock; se-, apart, and grex,
gregis, flock.] set apart from others; separate; segregated.
segregate polygamy; in botany, a mode of inflorescence,
when several florets included within an anthodium or a
common calyx are furnished also with proper perianths.
segregate, v.t.;segregated, pt.,pp.; segregating, ppr.
to set apart from others or from the main mass or group;
to isolate.
segregate, v.i. 1. to separate from the main mass and
collect together in a new body; said of crystals. 2. to
separate from others; to be segregated. 3. in biology,
to separate in accordance with Mendel's law; to undergo
segregation.
segregation, n. 1. a segregating or being segregated.
2. a segregated part, group, number, etc. 3. in biology,
the separation of allelmorphic genes or characters, as in
meiosis.
Random House Dictionary of the English Language. 1966.
discriminate (v. diskrim e nat; adj di skrim e nit)
v., -nated, -nating, adj. --v.i. 1. to make a distinction
in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of
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the group, class, or category to which the person or thing
belongs, rather than according to acutal merit: He
discriminates against foreigners. He discriminates in
favor of his relatives. 2. to note or observe a difference;
distinguish accurately: to discriminate between things.
--v.t. 3. to make or constitute a distinction in or between;
differentiate: a mark that discriminates the original from
the copy. 4. to note or distinguish as different: He can
discriminate minute variaions in tone. --adj. 5. marked
by discrimination; making nice distinctions: Discriminate
people choose carefully. [L discriminat(us) separated, ptp.
of discriminare. See Discriminant, -ate]
discrimination, n. 1. the act or an instance of
discriminating. 2. the resulting state. 3. treatment or
consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or
against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or
category to which that person or thing belongs rather than
on individual merit; racial and religious intolerance and
discrimination. 4. the power of making fine distinctions;
discriminating judgment: She chose her colors with great
discrimination. 5. Archaic. something that serves to
differentiate. [L discrimina-tion-(s. of discriminatio)
a distinguishing.
segregate (v. segregat;' n. segregit, -gat). v.,-gated,
-gating, n. -v.t. 1. to separate or set apart from others
or from the main body or group; isolate: to segregate
exceptional children; to segregate hardened criminals.
2. to require, often with force, the separation of (a
specific racial, religious, or other group) from the
general body of society. --vi.i. 3. to separate,
withdraw, go apart; separate from the main body and
collect in one place; become segregated. 4. to practice,
require, or enforce segregation, esp. racial segregation.
5. Genetics. (of allelic genes) to separate during
meiosis. --n. 6. a segregated thing, person, or group.
[ME segregat / L segregat(us) (ptp. of segregare to part
from the flock), equiv. to se- se- + greg- (base of grex
flock) + -atus -ate; see gregarious].
segregation, n. 1. the act or practice of segregating.
2. the state or condition of being segregated: Segregation
was most evident in the wealthier parts of the town.
3. something segregated. 4. Genetics. the separation of
allelic genes in different gametes during meiosis, resulting
in the separation of their characters in the progeny.
[/ LL segregation- (s. of segregatio), equiv. to
segregat (us) (see segregate) +-ion- -ion]
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
William Norris, Editor. Published by American Heritage
Publishing Co., Inc. & Houghton/Mifflin Co. 1969.
discriminate: To make a clear distinction; distinguish;
‘differentiate. 2. To act on the basis of prejudice.
-tr. 1. to perceive the distinguishing features of;
recognize as distinct. 2. To serve to mark; differentiate.
Adj. Discriminating. [Latin discriminaire], to"divide,
distinguish, from discrimen, distinction.
discrimination: 1. The act of discriminating, 2. The ability
or power to see or make fine distinctions; discernment.
3. An act based on prejudice.
segregate: -tr.1l. To separate or isolate from others or from
a main body or group. 2. To impose the separation of (a
race or class) from the rest of society. -intr. 1. To become
separated from a main body or mass. 2. To practice a
policy of racial segregation.
segregation: n. 1. The act or process of segregating or the
condition of being segregated. 2. The policy and practice
of imposing the social separation of races, as in schools,
housing and industry; especially, discriminatory practices
against nonwhites in a predominantly white society.
3. Genetics: The separation of paired alleles in meiosis.
World Book Dictionary - A-K. Edited by Clarence L. Barnhart,
Robert K. Barnhart. Published by Doubleday & Co., Inc. 1986.
discriminate: 1. To see or note a difference between.
2. To constitute a difference between; differentiate.
adj. 1. having discrimination; making careful distinctions.
Archaic: distinguish; distinct.
discrimination: 1. The act of making or recognizing
differences and distinctions. 2. The ability to discriminate
accurately between things that are very much alike; good
judgment. 3. Making a difference in favor of or against.
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8b.
4. Obsolete.
World Book Dictionary - L-2Z.
segregate: 1. to separate from others; set apart; isolate.
2. to separate or keep apart (one racial group) from another
or from the rest of society by maintaining separate schools,
separate public facilities, etc.
v.i. 1. to separate from the rest and collect in one place.
2. Genetics: to undergo segregation.
segregation: A separation from others; setting apart;
isolation. 2. the separation of one racial group from
another or from the rest of society, especially in schools,
theaters, restaurants, and other public places and public
places of meetings, especially social gatherings. 3. a thing
separated or set apart, isolated part, group, etc.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary.
(Merriam-Webster). 1986.
discriminate. adj. Archaic: having the difference marked:
distinguished by certain tokens: distinct.- 2. marked by
discrimination: carefully distinguishing.
discriminate. [L discriminatus, past part of discriminare
to divide, distinguish, fr. discrimin-, discrimen
division, distinction, decision, fr. discernere to
separate, distinguish between -- more at discern]
vt la : to mark or perceive the distinguishing
or peculiar features of: recognize as being different from
others: distinguish between or among. b: to serve to
distinguish: distinguish, differentiate. c: to make out;
analyze, discern, demarcate. 2: to distinguish (as objects,
ideas, or qualities) by discerning or exposing their
differences; esp: to distinguish (one like object) from
another by discerning or exposing the minute differences.
vi la: to make a distinction: distinguish accurately. b: to
use discernment or good judgment. 2: to make a difference
in treatment or favor on a class or categoricel basis in
disregard of individual merit. syn see distinguish.
discrimination: n -s [LL discrimination-, discriminatio act
of contrasting opposite thoughts, separation, distribution,
fr. L discriminatus + -ion, -io, -ion] la: the act or an
io
instance of discriminating: as (1): the making or perceiving
of a distinction or difference (2): recognition, perception,
or identification esp. of differences: critical evaluation
or judgment b: psychol: the process by which two stimuli
differing. in some aspect are responded to differently:
differentiation. 2 archaic: something that discriminates: a
distinguishing mark. 3: the quality of being discriminating:
the power of finely distinguishing (as in respect to
quality): good or refined taste: discernment. 4: the act,
practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically
rather than individually: as a: the according of
differential treatment to persons of an alien race or
religion (as by formal or informal restrictions imposed
in regard to housing, employment, or use of public
community facilities) b: the act or practice on the part of
a common carrier of discriminating (as in the imposition of
tariffs) between persons, localities, or commodities in
respect to substantially the same service.
segregate. adj [ME, fr. L segregatus, past part, of
segregare to segregate]: Segregated.
segregate/"/ n -s 1: an individual or class of individuals
differing in one or more genetic characters from the
parental line usu. because of segregation of genes 2: a
taxonomic unit separated out from another of the same rank.
segregate. vb -ed/-ing/-s[L segregatus, past part, of
segregare to set apart, segregate, fr. se-apart (fr.
sed, se without) + greg-, grex flock, herd -more at
idiot, gregarious] vt 1: to separate or set apart from
others or from the general mass or main body :isolate.
2: to cause or force the separation of (as races or social
classes) from the rest of society or from a larger group.
3: to remove nondrying components from (a fatty oil) by
winterizing or other methods * vi 1: to separate or
withdraw (as from others or from a main body) 2: to practice
or enforce a policy of segregation. 3: to separate during
meiosis - used esp. of allelic genes.
segregation. n. -s often attrib [LL segregation-,
segregatio,fr.L. segregatus (past part of segregare to
segregate) + -ion-, -io -ion] 1 a: the act or process of
segregating or the state of being segregated. b obs:
Dispersion. 2: the separation or isolation of individuals
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or groups from a larger group or from society: as a: the
separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic
group by enforced or voluntary residence in a restricted
area, barriers to social intercourse, divided educational
facilities or other discriminatory means.
-- see Apartheid b: the separation for special treatment
or observation of individuals or items from a larger
group. c: the separate confinement of individuals or
groups. 3: the tendency of individuals or units to
separate from a larger group or society and associate
together on a basis of similar characteristics. 4: a
special cell or cellblock for the confinement of persons
separated from the rest of the inmate population in an
institution. 5: the separation of allelic genes that
occurs typically during meiosis -- see Mendel's Law.
6: a nonuniform distribution of particles or aggregate
throughout a quantity of concrete, mortar, or plaster
7: the concentration of alloying elements in specific
parts of a metallic alloy.
1. The Random House Dictionary of the English Language.
Second Edition, Unabridged. 1987.
discriminate: v.i. 1. To make a distinction in favor of ox
against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class
or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than
according to actual merit; show partiality. 2. To note or
observe a difference; distinguish accurately.
v.t. To make or constitute a distinction in or between;
differentiate. To note or distinguish as different.
discrimination: n. 1. An act or instance of discriminating.
2. Treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction
in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the
groups, class, or category to which that person or thing
belongs rather than on individual merit. 3. The power of
making fine distinctions; discriminating judgment.
segregate: to separate or set apart from others or from the
main body or group; isolate. 2. To require, often with
force, the separation of (a specific racial, religious, or
other group) from the general body of society. -v.i. 3. To
separate, withdraw, or go apart; separate from the main body
and collect in one place; become segregated. 4. to practice,
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require, or enforce segregation,
segregation: n. 1. The act or practice of segregating.
The state or condition of being segregated.
segregated.
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