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- proper noun That a government action violates the
Establishment Clause of theUnited States 'constitution if it lacks a secularpurpose , has its primaryeffect as promoting or inhibiting religion, or fosters an excessiveentanglement of government with religion.
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After Lemon v. Kurtzman, the United States Supreme Court case in which the test was first spelled out.
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