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COLOUR OF LAW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law
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 ("colour 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)
