numerus clausus
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See also: Numerus clausus
Translingual[edit]
Noun[edit]
numerus clausus (plural numeri clausi)
- Any limitation in number for the admission of newcomers.
- Limitation on the number of those who enter a profession
- Limitation on the number of students allowed to enter university based on examination performance, ethnicity or gender.
- The limitation of in rem rights under property law to the selection previously devised by the legal system.
- Limitation on the number of those who enter a profession
Usage notes[edit]
- The sense of a limitation of student admission is limited to academic usage in the US, usually referring to European practices. In the US, such limitations are called quotas.