English Dictionary

color of law

名詞

不可算名詞

(law) A mere semblance of legal right; a means to do something with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law.

日本語の意味

法の名目：表向きは法的権限や正当性を装っているが、実際には法律を逸脱している状態。 / 法の形式を借りた行為：外見上は法の権威に基づくものと見せかけながら、実質的に法に反する行為を指す。

The agency justified the raids under the color of law, but judges later found there was no genuine legal basis.

その機関は法的権限の見せかけのもとで強制捜査を正当化したが、裁判所は後に正当な法的根拠がないと認定した。

意味（1）

(law) A mere semblance of legal right; a means to do something 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.