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51in|vid´i|ous|ly — in|vid|i|ous «ihn VIHD ee uhs», adjective. 1. likely to cause ill will or resentment; giving offense because unfair or unjust: »invidious comparisons or distinctions. Wise teachers avoid invidious rules. The highest court stated that districts… …
52in|vid|i|ous — «ihn VIHD ee uhs», adjective. 1. likely to cause ill will or resentment; giving offense because unfair or unjust: »invidious comparisons or distinctions. Wise teachers avoid invidious rules. The highest court stated that districts cannot be… …
53Conspicuous consumption — Jewellery and other luxury goods are used for conspicuous and/or invidious consumption Conspicuous consumption is spending on goods and services acquired mainly for the purpose of displaying income or wealth. In the mind of a conspicuous consumer …
54Washington v. Davis — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Washington v. Davis ArgueDate=March 1 ArgueYear=1976 DecideDate=June 7 DecideYear=1976 FullName=Washington, Mayor of Washington, D.C., et al. v. Davis, et al. USVol=426 USPage=229 Citation=96 S. Ct. 2040; 48 L. Ed. 2d 597;… …
55Geduldig v. Aiello — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Geduldig v. Aiello ArgueDate=March 26 ArgueYear=1974 DecideDate=June 17 DecideYear=1974 FullName=Geduldig v. Aiello et al. USVol=417 USPage=484 Citation=94 S.Ct 2585, 41 L. Ed. 256 Prior= Subsequent= Holding=Denial of… …
56invidiousness — noun Malevolent provocation of dislike or resentment; the state or quality of being invidious. Sometimes she caught him looking at her with a louring invidiousness that she could hardly bear. See Also: invidious, invidiously …
57invidiously — adverb In an invidious manner. See Also: invidious, invidiousness …
58malicious — ma·li·cious /mə li shəs/ adj: given to, marked by, or arising from malice malicious destruction of property ma·li·cious·ly adv ma·li·cious·ness n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
59odious — I adjective abject, abominable, accursed, annoying, base, beastly, blameworthy, coarse, confounded, contemptible, corrupt, cursed, damnable, despicable, detestable, diabolic, dirty, disagreeable, disgraceful, disgusting, displeasing, evil,… …
60injurious — in·ju·ri·ous /in ju̇r ē əs/ adj: inflicting or tending to inflict injury in·ju·ri·ous·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. injurious …
