Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
color of law
The appearance or semblance, without the substance, of a legal right. ( The term usu. implies a misuse of power made possible because the wrongdoer is clothed with the authority of the state. State action is synonymous with color of law in the context of federal civil-rights statutes or criminal law. See STATE ACTION.