JOINT PARTICIPATION

By SovConn | June 15, 2013

joint participation.Civil-rights law. A pursuit undertaken by a private person in concert with a governmental entity or state official, resulting in the private person’s performing public functions and thereby being subject to claims under the civil-rights laws. — Also termed joint activity. See

SYMBIOTIC-RELATIONSHIP TEST; NEXUS TEST. [Cases: Civil Rights 1326(5). C.J.S.

Civil Rights §§ 92–94.]

[Blacks Law 8th]

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