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untouchability

[ uhn-tuhch-uh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

Hinduism.
  1. the quality or condition of being an untouchable, ascribed in the Vedic tradition to persons of low caste or to persons excluded from the caste system.


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Origin of untouchability1

First recorded in 1920–25; untouch(able) + -ability
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"Through her focus on the multifaceted experiences of Dalit women, Paik elucidates the enduring nature of caste discrimination and the forces that perpetuate untouchability and marginality," the Foundation said while announcing this year’s nominees.

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As the Washington Post’s Philip Bump shows today, citing new polling from Fox News, the public actually supports a big rethink of Supreme Court structural untouchability.

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By flaunting their untouchability, they're treating the end of democracy as a done deal.

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Trump’s new motion says that while he may not be immune, any statements that he made while president are “immune” from being used against him – as if presidents are divinely anointed so that every word they utter while in office is surrounded by a halo of untouchability.

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In the immunity case, the issue before the court is a broader question about presidential untouchability and separation of powers.

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