{"id":364215,"date":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/dictionary\/definition\/protected-class.html"},"modified":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","slug":"protected-class","status":"publish","type":"dictionary","link":"https:\/\/dictionary.findlaw.com\/definition\/protected-class.html","title":{"rendered":"Protected Class"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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:<\/b> a group of people intended by a legislature to benefit from the protection of a statute
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:<\/b> suspect class <\/a> <\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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