The phrase "adverse distinction" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing negative differences or unfavorable comparisons between groups or individuals.
Example: "The study revealed an adverse distinction in health outcomes between the two populations."
Alternatives: "unfavorable differentiation" or "negative distinction".
The ICRC has identified the main customary international law rule as requiring parties to a conflict to "…allow and facilitate rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief for civilians in need, which is impartial in character and conducted without any adverse distinction, subject to their right of control".
As the International Committee of the Red Cross puts it, Common Article 3 "requires humane treatment for all persons in enemy hands, without any adverse distinction".
1. Persons taking no active part in the hostilities, including members of the armed forces who have laid down their arms and those placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause, shall in all cases be treated humanely, without any adverse distinction founded on race, color, religion or faith, sex, birth of wealth, or any other similar criteria.
United Nations officials in Kabul and Islamabad said today that under international law and United Nations human rights conventions, members of armed forces who lay down their arms are entitled to be treated humanely, without any adverse distinctions on the basis of such criteria as nationality.
A third one expressed: "To me the distinction between adverse effect and aggravation is defined by the general experience of the patient.
Although spina bifida is recognized as a condition that causes greater disability than diabetes, it is natural that the distinction between the adverse impacts of either conditions becomes more evident as children get older.
8 22 This continuum of slowly increasing risks corresponding to mounting blood glucose levels makes it onerous to make a distinction between an adverse effect of hyperglycaemia and its counterfactual physiological effect.
However, the distinction between precursor and adverse effect does not normally affect the size of other uncertainty factors considered in RfD determination, such as database deficiencies.
Where the distinction between precursor and adverse effect may become important regards how large a LOAEL-to-NOAEL factor should be used.
From a risk perspective it is vital that a distinction between homeopathic aggravations and adverse effects is established.
To the extent possible, distinctions should be made between adverse events that are anticipated versus unanticipated, and solicited versus unsolicited, because expectation can influence the number and perceived severity of recorded events.
