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.

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Meanings

nounadverse impact (plural adverse impacts)

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.
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APA

adverse impact. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adverse%20impact

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“adverse impact.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adverse%20impact. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adverse impact,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adverse%20impact.

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