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English 1 sense of the expression equal protection of the laws:
NOUNattributeequal protection of the lawsa right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution and by the due-process clause of the Fifth Amendment
Englishequal protection of the laws: 1 sense noun 1, attribute
MeaningA right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution and by the due-process clause of the Fifth Amendment.
Categorylaw, jurisprudenceThe collection of rules imposed by authority
Broadercivil rightRight or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality

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