"sex-plus" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: sex plus [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sex-plus (not comparable)
  1. (law, US, of a discrimination case) Having as factors a person's gender and some other factor related to that gender. Tags: US, not-comparable Categories (topical): Discrimination, Law Related terms: plus factor
    Sense id: en-sex-plus-en-adj-ejWb6Oa2 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law

Alternative forms

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