"color of law" meaning in All languages combined

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          "text": "The plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights.",
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        "A mere semblance of legal right; a means to do something with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law."
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        [
          "right",
          "right"
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        "(law, US) A mere semblance of legal right; a means to do something with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law."
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "biǎomiàn héfǎ de quánlì",
          "sense": "mere semblance of legal right",
          "word": "表面合法的權力 /表面合法的权力"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "mere semblance of legal right",
          "word": "lain varjo"
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  "word": "color of law"
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        "A mere semblance of legal right; a means to do something with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law."
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        "(law, US) A mere semblance of legal right; a means to do something with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law."
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "biǎomiàn héfǎ de quánlì",
      "sense": "mere semblance of legal right",
      "word": "表面合法的權力 /表面合法的权力"
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  "word": "color of law"
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