color of law
NOUN
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C
color of law is a valid 12-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1L1O1R1O1F4L1A1W4
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 4 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does color of law mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law.
“the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights”
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