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, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome an epidemic, transmissible retroviral disease caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, manifested in severe cases as profound depression of cell-mediated immunity, and affecting certain recognized risk groups.eckwith-Wiedemann syndrome an inherited disorder characterized by exomphalos, macroglossia, and gigantism, often associated with visceromegaly, adrenocortical cytomegaly, and dysplasia of the renal medulla.