A portion of the U.S. Code that allows a legal action to be brought against a police officer or other person in position of authority who, it is believed, used his or her position ("acted under color of law") to violate one's civil rights. a. section 1893 of the Civil Rights Act b. section 1993 of the Civil Rights Act c. section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act d. section 2003 of the Civil Rights Act