Definition of "blacklists" [blacklists]

• Plural form of blacklist. (noun)

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• "These have all been lists -- commonly referred to as blacklists or whitelists -- containing names and personal information with the expressed and unapologetic intent of punishing and striking fear."
• "The Labour government has been criticised for passing a law banning the practice of so-called blacklists in 1999, but then, in a U-turn, deciding not to take the final step of implementing the law on the grounds that "there was no hard evidence that blacklisting was occurring"."
• "By and large, I am against the idea of blacklists because they are often not fast enough to purge non-malicious actors from their databases."