Determine Whether the Following Claim Is Best Classified as Semantically

question 70

Short Answer

Determine whether the following claim is best classified as semantically ambiguous (and whether this contains grouping ambiguities), syntactically ambiguous, or free from ambiguity: Headline: Retired priest may marry Springsteen.

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Definitions:

Title VII

Refers to a portion of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibiting employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

BFOQs

Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications - employment qualifications that employers are allowed to consider while making decisions about hiring and retention of employees.

Griggs v. Duke Power

A landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of disparate impact in employment discrimination law, requiring employers to justify the necessity of job qualifications.

BFOQ Defense

Bona Fide Occupational Qualification Defense, a legal principle allowing discrimination in hiring if it is reasonably necessary to the normal operation of that particular business.