The appearance or semblance, without the substance, of legal right. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition Actions that appear to be legal or endorsed by statute but are actually illegal and in violation of the law. For example, leaving fake sanitation violation summonses in the mailbox of local residents and collecting fines that are sent to the post office box listed … [Read more...] about COLOR OF LAW
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Colum. J. Gender & L.
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COLOR OF OFFICE
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
Colum. J. Transnat'l L.
Columbia Journal of Transnational Law … [Read more...] about Colum. J. Transnat'l L.
COLOR OF TITLE
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