Definition of discrimination

• n. - The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and marking differences.
• n. - The state of being discriminated, distinguished, or set apart.
• n. - The arbitrary imposition of unequal tariffs for substantially the same service.
• n. - The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely distinguishing; acute discernment; as, to show great discrimination in the choice of means.
• n. - That which discriminates; mark of distinction.