NOUN
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a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law
the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights
How To Use colour of law In A Sentence
- And are formal charges now going to be laid against the officer concerned, or are perjury and attempts to pervert the course of justice only crimes when done without colour of law?
