distinction
/dəˈstɪŋkʃən/
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Distinction
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distinction
social phenomenon whereby members of one social group differentiate themselves intentionally or unintentionally from members of other social groups
Distinction
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distinction
principle under international humanitarian law governing the legal use of force in an armed conflict, whereby belligerents must distinguish between combatants and civilians
distinction
a figure of speech through which the act of cognition is designated, reflecting the objective difference between real objects and elements of consciousness; In formal logic, one of the logical devices that can be used instead of defining
distinction
fundamental philosophical abstraction; the recognition of difference
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