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Color, in a legal sense, refers to the appearance of a thing, as distinguished from the thing itself.

• For example, the color of law refers to the appearance of legal authority or an apparently legal right, and is often used to describe the abuse of power under�the guise of state authority, when the right may not actually exist and is therefore illegal.

See also:�Color of office,�Color of title,�Colorable claim,�Colorable transaction.