equal protectionnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌiː.kwəl prəˈtek.ʃən/us/ˌiː.kwəl prəˈtek.ʃən/specializeda principle included in the 14th amendment of the US Constitution that says all people must be treated equally by the law
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- All are entitled to equal rights and equal protection.
- It is persons "within its jurisdiction" that are entitled to equal protection from a State.
- Justice Black dissented on the ground that the equal protection clause was violated.
- Many of our rich men have not been content with equal protection and equal benefits, but have besought us to make them richer by act of Congress.
- The equal protection clause does not exact uniformity of procedure.