DIVERSITY

diversity,n.1.DIVERSITY   OF   CITIZENSHIP.   2.   Ethnic,   socioeconomic,   and   gender

heterogeneity  within  a  group;  the  combination  within  a  population  of  people  with  different

backgrounds.  •  The  Supreme  Court  has  found  diversity  in  education  to  be  a  compelling

government  interest  that  can  support  a  narrowly  tailored  affirmative-action  plan.  Grutter  v.

Bollinger, 123 S.Ct. 2325 (2003). 3.Hist. A plea that a prisoner to be executed is not the one that

was accused and found guilty, at which point a jury is immediately impaneled to try the issue of

the prisoner’s identity.

diversity,adj. Of, relating to, or involving diversity jurisdiction <a diversity case>. [Blacks Law 8th]