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18C

18C noun: the section of the Racial Discrimination Act that makes it an offence to "offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate" a person of a certain race, colour or national or ethnic origin.

Noun

18C (uncountable)

  1. (Australia) The section of the Racial Discrimination Act that makes it an offence to "offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate" a person of a certain race, colour or national or ethnic origin.
    • Serious concerns have been raised about 18C's effect on freedom of expression. In this book, the authors argue that s 18C is too broad and too vague to be constitutional.2016, Joshua Forrester, Lorraine Finlay, Augusto ZJoshua Forrester, Lorraine Finlay, Augusto Zimmermann, No Offence Intended: Why 18c Is Wrong
    • The woman who pursued a racial discrimination action against Queensland University of Technology has dropped the case, just weeks after she failed in a last-ditch bid to restart her section 18C case against three students.2017, Michael McKenna, Prior admits defeat in 18C uni battle, The Australian (Newspaper)

Questions about 18C

What does 18C mean?
18C means the section of the Racial Discrimination Act that makes it an offence to "offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate" a person of a certain race, colour or national or ethnic origin.
What part of speech is 18C?
18C is a noun.

Words near 18C in the dictionary

  1. 18650s
  2. 187
  3. 1870s
  4. 1880s
  5. 1890s
  6. 18C
  7. 18mo
  8. 18mos
  9. 18s
  10. 18th
  11. 18ᵗʰ

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