English Dictionary

purposeful availment

名詞

アメリカ英語 不可算名詞

(US, law) In the law of civil procedure, an intentional act by one party directed into a particular state, thereby permitting that state to constitutionally assert personal jurisdiction over that party.

日本語の意味

民事訴訟法上の用語で、一方の当事者が故意に特定の州に対して行為を行い、その結果、当該州が憲法に基づき個人的管轄を行使できるようになる状況を指す。

The court found that the defendant's purposeful availment of the state's market amounted to submitting to its jurisdiction.

裁判所は、被告が当該州の市場に事業を意図的に向けたという行為は、同州が憲法上被告に対して個人的管轄権を有することを認めるに足ると判断した。

意味（1）

(US, law) In the law of civil procedure, an intentional act by one party directed into a particular state, thereby permitting that state to constitutionally assert personal jurisdiction over that party.