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Article: Blacklist
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- West's Encyclopedia of American Law
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BLACKLIST
A list of individuals or organizations designated for special discrimination or boycott; also to put a person or organization on such a list.
Blacklists have been used for centuries as a means to identify and discriminate against undesirable individuals or organizations. A blacklist might consist, for example, of a list of names developed by a company that refuses to hire individuals who have been identified as union organizers; a country that seeks to boycott trade with other countries for political reasons; a labor union that identifies firms with which it will not work; or a government that wishes to specify who will not be allowed entry into the country.
Many types of ...