$1)$ Please match the terms $($i$-$v$)$ with its definitions $($a$-$e$).(**$Tip: All four of these terms could be used interchangeably in everyday conversation, and these four definitions are all very similar to each other. However, in the legal world, there are very specific differences in the wording of these definitions because these finer details matter when cases go to court. Legal terms can be tricky, so open your textbook in another tab for help while answering this question$).$

i$)$ Discriminatory intent

ii$)$ Adverse employment action

iii$)$ Discrimination

iv$)$ Protected class

v$)$ Disparate treatment

a$)$ Unequal treatment that is based on one or more protected class characteristics that results in the limitation or denial of employment opportunity.

b$)$ Characteristics of people, such as their race, sex, and age, that under anti$-$discrimination laws are illegal grounds for making employment decisions.

c$)$ The limitation or denial of an employment opportunity based on or related to the protected class characteristics of persons.

d$)$ Discriminatory action$($s$)$ that limit or deny employment opportunities, including harassment and other actions that don't directly affect employment status.

e$)$ The key element of disparate treatment claims, it refers to a showing that a decision maker intentionally based an employment decision, in whole or in part, on a protected class characteristic of the affected employee.