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Definition of state action - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
politicsTECH. measure or intervention carried out by a government authorityTECH.
- Environmental groups demanded stronger state action on air pollution.
2.
legalTECH. conduct by government or its agents that must follow constitutional limitsTECH.
- The court held there was no state action involved in the dispute.
Terms with state action included in their meaning
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negation past
negates a past state or action in a sentence
linguistics
word indicating action, event, or state of being
general state
state of being active or engaged in action
preparedness
state of readiness for action
linguistics
indicates a completed action or state
immediate need
state of needing quick action or attention
policy decision
state that a policy or action must be followed without other options
state of inaction
state of being subject to action without response
being ready
state of being prepared for action or response
linguistics
expressing an ongoing action or state
politics
similar action by a state governor or chief executive
linguistics
verb form showing ongoing action or state
linguistics
verb expressing a state not an action
ending
cessation or extinction of an action or state
linguistics
expressing action rather than a state
responsive to change
able to vary its state or action in response to varying situations
psychology
state of mind during an action
obsolete
the action or state of persisting
permissive
allowing or permitting an action or state
continuation
indicating the continuation of an action or state
technology
having its passage shut in the usual state without outside action
general context
related to action or the actual state
informal negative
used informally to indicate a negative action or state
technology
feature that makes a device return to normal state without manual action
Examples of state action in a sentence
Citizens petitioned for state action to regulate private security firms. The lawsuit alleged unconstitutional state action by the police department. Without state action, the First Amendment claim could not proceed.
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- French:action de l'État, acte de l'État, ...
- German:staatliche Maßnahme, Staatshandeln, ...
- Italian:azione dello Stato, condotta statale, ...
- Spanish:acción estatal, acto estatal, ...
- Portuguese:ação do Estado, ato estatal, ...
- Chinese:政府行动, 国家行为, ...
- Japanese:国家の措置, 公権力の行使, ...
- Arabic:إِجْرَاء حُكُومِيّ, فِعْل الدَّوْلَة, ...
- Hebrew:פְּעוּלָה מְדִינָתִית, פְּעוּלַת מְדִינָה, ...
- Russian:государственное вмешательство, действия органов государственной власти, ...
- Ukrainian:державні дії, діяльність держави, ...
- Hindi:राज्य कार्रवाई, राजकीय कार्रवाई, ...
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