shock-the-conscience test

shock-the-conscience test
A determination of whether a state agent's actions fall outside the standards of civilized decency.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


shock-the-conscience test
A determination of whether a state agent's actions fall outside the standards of civilized decency.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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