equal protection

equal protection definition - legal
n. The constitutional guarantee that all persons shall receive the same protection of the laws as are afforded all other persons under the same circumstances.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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