§ 10:1-1 Right of citizens to hold office or employment; no discrimination because of sex or marital status
§ 10:1-2 Equal rights and privileges of all persons in public places
§ 10:1-3 Exclusions based on race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, or sex unlawful
§ 10:1-4 Written announcement of discrimination; presumption
§ 10:1-5 Place of public accommodation, resort or amusement defined
§ 10:1-6 Penalty and punishment
§ 10:1-7 Jurisdiction; costs and attorney’s fees
§ 10:1-8 Jurors not disqualified for race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, or sex; penalty
§ 10:1-9 Discrimination due to color or sex in burial of dead, misdemeanor
§ 10:1-10 Defense industries; discrimination in employment based on race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status or sex
§ 10:1-11 Exclusion from, denial of, or aid or incitement of another to deny public employment or employment in defense industry
§ 10:1-12 “Employer” and “industry” defined
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 10 > Chapter 1 - Right of Citizens to Hold Office or Employment; No Discrimination Because of Sex or Marital Status

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2