Sentence examples for discrete act from inspiring English sources

Sodomy was not the definitional element of a person's sexual orientation, but a discrete act.

F.A.A. employees cannot sue on the theory that each paycheck constitutes "a discrete act of discrimination," the judge said.

Publishing is a discrete act, separate from whether something is public or not.

Function refers to the way in which behaviour takes on significance, not as a discrete act but as the dynamic aspect of some structure.

The women missed the deadline for filing suit — one year after the last "discrete act" of discrimination — and cannot breathe new life into their claims by pointing to the continuing effects of prior discriminatory decisions, the court said.

"Publishing is a discrete act, separate from whether something is public or not," Carr says.

These discrete acts are, in the systems that preëxisted Langton, also discrete chapters.

The Supreme Court drew a sharp distinction between "discrete acts" of discrimination and the continuing effects of past violations.

Justice Thomas said the right to sue over "discrete acts" of discrimination, those that occurred on a given day, was forfeited after 300 days.

"Discrete acts of homosexuality" were condemned in the Bible because they were acts of lust instead of the "love, forgiveness, grace" of committed same-sex relationships, the bishop said.

When cases are filed for discrete acts, it is hard to see how they have much effect on the banks beyond making another payment or the public perception that misconduct is being successfully redressed.