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adverse impact

adverse impact noun: the rejection for employment, placement, or promotion of a significantly higher percentage of a protected class, when compared with a non-protected class.

Noun

adverse impact (plural adverse impacts)

  1. The rejection for employment, placement, or promotion of a significantly higher percentage of a protected class, when compared with a non-protected class.

adverse impact meaning in Tamil

adverse impact in Tamil

பாதிப்பு

Forms of adverse impact

pluraladverse impacts

Questions about adverse impact

What does adverse impact mean?
Adverse impact means the rejection for employment, placement, or promotion of a significantly higher percentage of a protected class, when compared with a non-protected class.
What is adverse impact in Tamil?
Adverse impact in Tamil is பாதிப்பு. See Adverse impact meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is adverse impact?
Adverse impact is a noun.
What is the plural of adverse impact?
The plural of adverse impact is adverse impacts.

Words near adverse impact in the dictionary

  1. adverse
  2. adverse effect
  3. adverse effects
  4. adverse event
  5. adverse events
  6. adverse impact
  7. adverse impacts
  8. adverse interest
  9. adverse interest rule
  10. adverse interests
  11. adverse parties

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