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  1. color of law:


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color of law:

color of law [the ~] noun, American

  1. the color of law
    – a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law 1
    the color of law; the colour of law
    – a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law 1
    • color of law [the ~] noun, American
      • the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights1
    • colour of law [the ~] noun, British

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Related Definitions for "color of law":

  1. a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law1
    • the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights1

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