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criminal law. A wrong committed by an officer under the pretended authority of his office; in some cases the act amounts to a misdemeanor, and the party may then be indicted. In other cases, the remedy to redress the wrong is by an action. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition An act unjustly done by the countenance of an office, being grounded upon corruption, to which … [Read more...] about COLOR OF OFFICE

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The appearance of a valid title with an underlying defect. A title provided with supporting evidence to ostensibly show valid ownership when, in reality, the title is actually defective. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition The appearance, semblance, or simulacrum of title. Any fact, extraneous to the act or mere will of the claimant which has the appearance, on its … [Read more...] about COLOR OF TITLE

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Ostensibly appearing as something which it is not, a deceptive appearance. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition That which has or gives color. That which is in appearance only, and not in reality, what it purports to be. Colorable alteration. .One which makes no real or substantial change, but is introduced only as a subterfuge or means of evading the patent or … [Read more...] about COLORABLE