ascriptive
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- ascriptively adverb
Etymology
Origin of ascriptive
1640–50; ascript(ion) + -ive; compare Latin a ( d ) scrīptīvus supernumerary, descriptive, proscriptive ( def. )
Example Sentences
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An ascriptive law, the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, is the starting point for historian Erika Lee’s examination of what she calls America’s “exclusion era.”
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2012
Lee and Ngai’s books establish that the tension between egalitarian and ascriptive ideas of American citizenship is extreme in the area of immigration law.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2012
How does Smith’s distinction between egalitarian and ascriptive citizenship shed light on the relationship between race and the law?
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2012
That was a question that goes back to the founding, and to whether Americans created egalitarian or ascriptive citizenship.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2012
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