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    COLOR OF LAW

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Example:

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

    Synonyms:

    color of law; colour of law

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    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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