COLOUR OF LAW as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a mere semblance of legal right
   • something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law
   Synonym(s)
   • color of law (what does color of law mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights
   Hypernyms(s) colour of law is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • semblance (what does semblance mean?)
   • gloss (what does gloss mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)