segregation has definitions from the fields of sociology,biology,genetics
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[ noun ] (sociology) a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups

Synonyms

separatism

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[ noun ] (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
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[ noun ] the act of segregating or sequestering

Synonyms

sequestration

Examples

"sequestration of the jury"

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