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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
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What does reprisal mean here?
1) Does reprisal mean "a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime"?
That is, in wartime, you are the enemy of the other; still, you cannot discriminate the other n USDA programs and activities?
2) Does "all prohibited bases" refer to "the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and, where applicable, sex marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information..."?
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and, where applicable, sex marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individuals income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)
That is, in wartime, you are the enemy of the other; still, you cannot discriminate the other n USDA programs and activities?
2) Does "all prohibited bases" refer to "the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and, where applicable, sex marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information..."?
Context:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and, where applicable, sex marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individuals income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)
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NL888 Does reprisal mean "a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime"? "? It seems so, though it is inconsistent with the earlier "prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities".
- NL888 Does reprisal mean "a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime"?
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- It seems so, though it is inconsistent with the earlier "prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities".
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NL888 Does reprisal mean "a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime"?No, just retaliatory action of a personal nature (by employees,etc.)
NL8882) Does "all prohibited bases" refer to "the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and, where applicable, *** marital status, familial status, parental status, religion,
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