### Question
How does CIVIL RIGHTS define discriminatory practice?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 1981a*, **discriminatory practice** is defined as:

> the discrimination described in paragraph (1), or the discrimination or the violation described in paragraph (2), of subsection (a) of this section

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1981a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 21-CIVIL RIGHTS > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERALLY**

