public function test

public-function test. In a suit under 42 USCA § 1983, the doctrine that a private person’s actions constitute state action if the private person performs functions that are traditionally reserved to the state. — Also termed public-function doctrine; public-function theory. [Cases: Civil Rights 1326(4, 7). C.J.S. Civil Rights §§ 92–94.]

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词条贡献者

译者Gloria，毕业于法国顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与企业设立相关的法律文件。