STATE ACTION

state action

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state action. Anything done by a government; esp., in constitutional law, an intrusion on a person’s rights (esp. civil rights) either by a governmental entity or by a private requirement that can be enforced only by governmental action (such as a racially restrictive covenant, which requires judicial action for enforcement). [Cases: Civil Rights 1325; Constitutional […]

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state action

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state action (1) 〈美〉州行为 １指直接由州实施的或者与州有着充分的联系而可被认为是由州实施的行为。如果该州行为侵犯了联邦宪法第十四条修正案所保障的正当程序〔due process〕和平等保护〔equal protection〕的权利，则应受司法审查，公民对不当侵扰其生活的政府行为可依据正当程序条款和《民权法》〔Civil Rights Act〕请求损害赔偿；２指州以法规或者国家监管的垄断行为来排除竞争，此种行为不会导致承担反托拉斯责任。 (2)国家行为

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