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fair
A traveling show
protection
The activity of ___ someone or something
racism
The prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
justice
The quality of being just or fair
deterrence
A negative motivational influence
segregation
The separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear
constants
A quantity that does not vary (plural)
reform
A change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
Teresa
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church
vindicate
To maintain, uphold, or defend
boycott
A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
laws
A rule made by the government (plural)
forgiveness
Letting go of anger toward someone who wronged you
influence
A power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
penitence
Remorse for your past conduct
ageism
Discrimination on the basis of a person's age
government
People who make and enforce a country's laws
reconciliation
The reestablishing of cordial relations
feminism
A doctrine that advocates equal rights for women
judge
A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
equality
The quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
prejudice
A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
patriarchal
Characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is
revenge
Action taken in return for an injury or offense

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