Meaning: An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event. Classified under: Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents. Synonyms: laurel wreath; medal; decoration; ribbon; medallion; palm. Hypernyms (laurel wreath is a kind of...): accolade; award; honor; honour; laurels (a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of laurel wreath):
Definition of Reverse Discrimination. Noun. The unfair treatment of members of majority groups, often resulting from preferential policies enacted by the legislature, intended to remedy prior discrimination against members of minority groups.
Disparate treatment is a way to prove illegal employment discrimination. An employee who makes a disparate treatment claim alleges that he or she was treated differently than other employees who were similarly situated, and that the difference was based on a protected characteristic.