segregational

segregation

The policy and practice of imposing the separation of races. In the United States, the policy of segregation denied African-Americans their civil rights and provided inferior facilities and services for them, most noticeably in public schools (see Brown versus Board of Education), housing, and industry. (See integration, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and separate but equal.)

segregation

The safekeeping of a customer's securities in a separate location when the securities have been paid for in full. Segregated securities may not be commingled with the securities of the broker-dealer and they may not be used by the broker-dealer to collateralize loans. See also Rule 15c3-3.

Main Entry: seg·re·ga·tion
Pronunciation: "se-gri-'gA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : separation of individuals or groups and esp. racial groups —compare DESEGREGATION

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de facto segregation
: segregation of racial groups that arises as a result of economic, social, or other factors rather than by operation or enforcement of laws or other official state action

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de jure segregation
: segregation intended or mandated by law or otherwise intentionally arising from state action
NOTE: De jure segregation is illegal.
2 : separate confinement of prisoners within a penal institution

Main Entry: seg·re·ga·tion
Pronunciation: "seg-ri-'gA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the separation of allelic genes that occurs typicallyduring meiosis

segregation seg·re·ga·tion (sěg'rĭ-gā'shən)
n.

1. The removal of certain parts or segments from a whole or mass.

2. The separation of paired alleles especially during meiosis, so that the members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes.