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basis

basis. 1. A fundamental principle; an underlying condition. 2. Tax. The value assigned to a taxpayer’s investment in property and used primarily for computing gain or loss from a transfer of the property. • When the assigned value represents the cost of acquiring the property, it is also called cost basis. — Also termed tax

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rational basis test

rational-basis test. Constitutional law. The criterion for judicial analysis of a statute that does not implicate a fundamental right or a suspect or quasi-suspect classification under the Due Process or Equal Protection Clause, whereby the court will uphold a law if it bears a reasonable relationship to the attainment of a legitimate governmental objective. •

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