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- noun Plural form of
disfavor .
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Examples
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True, there are recantations from most of the witnesses against him, but the law "disfavors" consideration of recantations, he opines, and besides the pressures put on these witnesses either from internal bias or pressure from the police, don't matter.
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True, there are recantations from most of the witnesses against him, but the law "disfavors" consideration of recantations, he opines, and besides the pressures put on these witnesses either from internal bias or pressure from the police, don't matter.
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The concept of a “center-right nation” was raised to explain why the public allegedly disfavors Democrats.
Matthew Yglesias » The Problem With Political Journalism 2010
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Is one a racist/sexist/homophobe/etc. if one does not support government forcing the couple to provide their guest cottage to all hikers including those (of whatever class) the couple disfavors?
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The concept of a “center-right nation” was raised to explain why the public allegedly disfavors Democrats.
Matthew Yglesias » The Problem With Political Journalism 2010
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I am female and Chinese, and at a very young age I learned that my culture disfavors females.
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In other words all insurance premiums are controlled by the state implicitly and if they let insurance companies charge a price that disfavors a certain class of people that is the equivalent of afine?
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"California is free to define unconscionability as it sees fit, and its common law is of no federal concern so long as the state does not adopt a special rule that disfavors arbitration," he added.
Court Gives Business New Shield Against Class Actions Jess Bravin 2011
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It "disfavors specific speakers, namely pharmaceutical manufacturers," he wrote.
Drug Firms Score High Court Victories Jess Bravin 2011
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"It just begs the question of why it is, what it is about the process that disfavors Prince George's County," Edwards said in an interview.
Lawmaker goes to bat for Maryland on GSA facility leases 2010
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