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COLOR OF LAW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does color of law mean? 

COLOR OF LAW (noun)
  The noun COLOR OF LAW has 1 sense:

1. a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of lawplay

  Familiarity information: COLOR OF LAW used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COLOR OF LAW (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

color of law; colour of law

Context example:

the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights

Hypernyms ("color of law" is a kind of...):

color; colour; gloss; semblance (an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)


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