HyperDic: colour_of_law

English > 1 sense of the expression *colour of law*:
NOUN	attribute	colour of law, color of law	a mere semblance of legal right

English > *colour of law*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	A mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law.
Synonym	color of law
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Broader	semblance, gloss, color, colour	An outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading