redlining

noun

red·lin·ing | \ ˈred-ˌlī-niŋ\

Legal Definition of redlining

1 : the illegal practice of refusing to offer credit or insurance in a particular community on a discriminatory basis (as because of the race or ethnicity of its residents) — compare reverse redlining

2 : the practice of showing changes to a draft of a document by marking with red lines

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