Definition. Selective incorporation is the process that has evolved over the years, through court cases and rulings, used by the United Supreme Court to insure the rights of the people are not violated by state laws or procedures.n this lesson we will discuss how a person's rights granted under the Constitution of the United States are protected from laws enacted by states through the process of selective incorporation. We also provide an example of selective incorporation in the case of Miranda v. Arizona.
acquired. [ÉkwÄ«â²Érd]. Etymology: L, acquirere, to obtain. pertaining to a characteristic, condition, or disease originating after birth, not caused by hereditary or developmental factors but by a reaction to environmental influences outside of the organism. An example is acquired immunity. Compare congenital, familial, hereditary. adjective New; not inherited.
(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) An immunological disorder in which the bodyâs immune response system becomes defective, leaving the sufferer open to opportunistic infections and some forms of cancer, such as Kaposiâs sarcoma.