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Color of law

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001070

The appearance of a legal right or authority that does not actually exist. An action is taken under color of law when a person, such as a police officer or other government official, uses the power granted by their position to willfully deprive another person of their constitutional rights. Civil rights lawsuits under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 require the plaintiff to prove that the defendant acted under color of state law.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001070
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001070",
  "term": "Color of law",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The appearance of a legal right or authority that does not actually exist. An action is taken under color of law when a person, such as a police officer or other government official, uses the power granted by their position to willfully deprive another person of their constitutional rights. Civil rights lawsuits under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 require the plaintiff to prove that the defendant acted under color of state law.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/color-of-law/"
}

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