color of law
noun
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Sense 1 noun
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
Types & categories
- semblance hypernym
Related & opposite
- law domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | semblance |